Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film

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Indiana University Press, 22.06.1988 - 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.

 

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Inhalt

Introduction
1
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
Fantasy Films
244
The Politics of Representation
266
Political Films
274
The Independent Sector
282
Urheberrecht

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Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film
Michael Ryan,Douglas Kellner
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Autoren-Profil (1988)

Michael Ryan received his Masters of Engineering Science and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales. Mr. Ryan is a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Douglas Kellner is the George F. Kneller Chair in the philosophy of education at UCLA and author of numerous books.

Bibliografische Informationen

TitelCamera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film
Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film, Douglas Kellner
Band 604 von Midland book
AutorenMichael Ryan, Douglas Kellner
Ausgabeillustriert, Neuauflage
VerlagIndiana University Press, 1988
ISBN0253206049, 9780253206046
Länge328 Seiten
  
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