Gillian Kelly specializes in film and media studies, with a focus on the anthropological history of cinema, particularly the constructed star personas and career trajectories of male performers in classical Hollywood. Her work investigates how actors' filmic and extrafilmic careers were situated within broader industrial and socio-historical contexts. Through her research, she also delves into wider societal issues of their time, such as evolving notions of masculinity in the pre- and post-World War II eras. Her analyses offer readers a deeper understanding of the interplay between film stars, their representation, and the contemporary social climate.
Robert Taylor was a central figure of Hollywood's classical era. In Robert Taylor: Male Beauty, Masculinity, and Stardom in Hollywood, Gillian Kelly investigates the initial construction and subsequent developments of Taylor's star persona across his thirty-five-year career. číst celé
This book presents the first substantial academic study of Tyrone Power and employs a range of approaches, including stardom and genre theory, to reappraise his career from various angles including gender, genre and image. číst celé
The anthology features steamy romance stories, including the headlining tale "Submit for Sex." In this story, Kristy, a disillusioned commercial photographer, has lost faith in love after past disappointments. However, her perspective shifts when she meets Mason, a struggling MMA fighter who stays at her loft during a collaboration on a cologne ad. As they work together, Kristy gradually opens her heart and learns that embracing love and passion is worth the risk, challenging her long-held beliefs about submission in relationships.