Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood FilmIndiana University Press, 1988 - 328 Seiten " a modern mythography, a study of contemporary Hollywood films based on the tools offered by feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxist cultural theory, and deconstruction." -- Village Voice "Solidly thought-out observation of the films of the 70's and 80's that comment on the system." -- Audience ..". intelligent, open advocacy. Its responsible arrangement of carefully described cultural materials will challenge students and instructors alike." -- Teaching Philosophy Camera Politica is a comprehensive study of Hollywood film during a period of tremendous change in American history, a period that witnessed the end of the American empire, crises in the economy, a failure of political leadership, loss at war, and the rise of the Right. |
Inhalt
From Counterculture to Counterrevolution 19671971 | 19 |
Alienation and Rebellion | 25 |
Crisis Films | 49 |
Francis Coppola and the Crisis of Patriarchy | 65 |
Genre Transformations and the Failure of Liberalism | 76 |
Class Race and the New South | 106 |
The Politics of Sexuality | 136 |
Mens Movies and the Return of Romance | 149 |
The Family and the New Sexuality | 157 |
Vietnam and the New Militarism | 194 |
Entrepreneur Patriarch Warrior | 217 |
George Lucass Strategic Defense Initiatives | 228 |
The Leadership PrincipleFrom Movie Brats to Movie Moguls | 236 |
Fantasy Films | 244 |
The Politics of Representation | 266 |
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