Synopses & Reviews
Sean Connerys tuxedo, Ursula Andress bikini, Oddjobs bowler hat, and Qs gadgets are just a few defining features of the 007 world examined in The James Bond Phenomenon. Drawn from the fields of literary, film, music, and cultural studies, the essays in this collection range from revitalized readings of Ian Flemings original spy novels to the analysis of Pussy Galores lesbianism, Miss Moneypennys filmic feminism, and Pierce Brosnans techno-fetishism. Together, the essays not only consider the James Bond novels and films in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts from the Cold War period onwards, but also examine the classic Bond canon from an array of theoretical perspectives.
This updated and expanded edition features new essays on a range of hot topics, including Daniel Craigs debut as Bond, Playboy magazines obsession with the 007 lifestyle, Bonds erotic Orientalism, and the rise of 007 video gaming.
Review
"Christoph Lindner's anthology is not only the ideal textbook for university or college courses on 007 but also an excellent case study in popular culture" --Christoph Laught, University of Liverpool
About the Author
Christoph Lindner is Professor and Chair of English Literature at the University of Amsterdam.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition * Figures * Contributors * Acknowledgements * Copyright Acknowledgements * Select Bond Chronology * Introduction -- Christoph Lindner * Part I Reading 007: The Moments of Bond -- Tony Bennett & Janet Woollacott * Narrative Structures in Fleming -- Umberto Eco * Licensed to Look: James Bond and the Heroism of Consumption -- Michael Denning * Criminal Vision and the Ideology of Detection in Flemings 007 Series -- Christoph Lindner * ‘Entertainment for Men: Uncovering the Playboy Bond -- Claire Hines * Part II Screening 007: A Licence to Thrill -- James Chapman * The James Bond Films: Conditions of Production -- Janet Woollacott * Creating a Bond Market: Selling John Barrys Soundtracks and Theme * Songs -- Jeff Smith * Doctor No: Bonding Britishness to Racial Sovereignty -- Cynthia Baron * Hard--Wear: Thef Millennium, Technology, and Brosnans Bond -- Martin Willis * Body Politics and Casino Royale: Gender and (Inter)National Security -- Colleen M. Tremonte and Linda Racioppi * Part III Re--thinking 007: ‘Under the very skirts of Britannia: Re--reading Women in the James Bond Novels -- Christine Bold * Pussy Galore -- Elisabeth Ladenson * Britains Last Line of Defence: Miss Moneypenny and the Desperations of * Filmic Feminism -- Tara Brabazon * Dial ‘M for Metonym: Universal Exports, Ms Office Space and Empire -- Paul Stock * Kamasutra Bond--ing -- Ajay Gehlawat * James Bonds Penis -- Toby Miller * ‘The World Has Changed: Bond in the 1990s -- and Beyond? -- Jim Leach * Shaken, Stirred, Pixellated: Video Gaming as Bond -- Stefan Hall * Select * Bibliography * Index