Indeed, I wholeheartedly second the recommendation of Doane's _The Desire to
Desire_, particularly the chapter "Clinical Eyes: The Medical Discourse."
Excellent.
I also recommend Virginia Woolf's "On Being Ill" and Elaine Scarry's _The Body
in Pain_. While these texts don't overtly address cinematic conventions of
female illness, they nonetheless highlight the challenge and urgency of
aesthetically representing the subjective experience of illness and pain.
Depending on the direction of your research, you may also find Jonathan
Dollimore's _Death, Desire, and Loss in Western Culture_, Elisabeth Bronfen's
_Over Her Dead Body_, or Jeanette Winterson's _Written on the Body_ to be
insightful. I've taught these texts with Varda's _Cleo from 5 to 7_,
Luhrmann's _Moulin Rouge_, and Cuaron's _Y Tu Mama Tambien_; I've been
impressed with students' creative and thoughtful film analyses, based on these
readings.
Best,
Kristi
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