Talkies, Road Movies and Chick Flicks: Gender, Genre and Film Sound in American Cinema

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Talkies, Road Movies and Chick Flicks: Gender, Genre and Film Sound in American Cinema

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Published March 1, 2016
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Heidi Wilkins is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Heidi Wilkins can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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