Cinematic geographies and multicultural spectatorship in America /
A study of films set in four iconic American landscapes, Indian Country, the South, the inner city and the suburbs, reveals the way that popular film participates in a nationwide discussion about the role of multiculturalism in the post civil rights era. Cinematic sensations of familiarity and forei...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2015]
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| Series: | Screening spaces.
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| Summary: | A study of films set in four iconic American landscapes, Indian Country, the South, the inner city and the suburbs, reveals the way that popular film participates in a nationwide discussion about the role of multiculturalism in the post civil rights era. Cinematic sensations of familiarity and foreignness construct a virtual cultural map of America for the film spectator. |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of California, Berkeley. |
| Physical Description: | x, 310 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137482662 1137482664 |