{"product_id":"9781350383357","title":"Screening Siblings in Contemporary American Film","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of Gender and Popular Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eScreening Siblings in Contemporary American Film\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKatie Barnett | Claire Nally | Angela Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiblings are everywhere in film, but their place in cinema has largely gone unstudied. This book turns attention to the brother–sister dynamic on screen and the many ways it shapes how stories are told.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScreening Siblings in Contemporary American Film\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first sustained analysis of how sibling relationships have shaped some of the most influential films of the twenty-first century. Exploring popular films such as \u003ci\u003eBring it On\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eLegally Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eFrozen\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eJurassic World\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), and \u003ci\u003eBlack Panthe\u003c\/i\u003er (2018), Katie Barnett uncovers how contemporary cinema uses sisters and brothers to explore gender, family, grief, and identity. She shows how teen movies use siblings to construct 'safe' romances for girls while reinforcing older brother gatekeepers, how depictions of sororities both challenge and reproduce dominant ideas of femininity, and how on-screen fraternities reveal anxieties around troubled masculinity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarnett also explores how siblings, particularly twins, are utilized in contemporary horror to explore parental failure, grief and disturbed identity, and how representations of dysfunctional adult siblings are used to address loss and the impact of family identity on the self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKatie Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the University of Chester, UK. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e Fathers on Film\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020). She is member of the British Association for American Studies, and former editor of the North American Studies journal \u003ci\u003e49th Parallel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350383357\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378293997708,"sku":"9781350383357","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_370a5aa3-d5aa-4e53-8a01-43ef08c0890e.jpg?v=1783908405","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350383357","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}