Melanie Williams

Melanie Williams specialises in the study of British cinema with a particular emphasis on issues of gender. Her publications include British Women's Cinema, Prisoners of Gender: Women in the Films of J. Lee Thompson, Ealing Revisited, Shane Meadows: Critical Essays, Mamma Mia: Perspectives on a Cultural Phenomenon, David Lean, Female Stars of British Cinema, Transformation and Tradition in 1960s British Cinema, and a forthcoming BFI Film Classic book on A Taste of Honey.