America on film : representing race, class, gender, and sexuality at the movies /
America on Film is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. The first synthetic and historical text of its kind, America on Film provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, sociocultural and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic repres...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2021].
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | America on Film is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. The first synthetic and historical text of its kind, America on Film provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, sociocultural and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, sexuality and ability. The volume chronicles the cinematic history of various cultural groups, examines forces and institutions of bias and stimulates discussion about the relationship between film and American national culture. The book is organized with a broad historical framework, with specific theoretical concepts, including film genre, auteurism, cultural studies, Orientalism, the "male gaze," feminism and queer theory, integrated throughout. Each individual chapter features a concise overview of the topic at hand, a discussion of representative films, figures and movements and an in-depth analysis of a single film, including The Lion King, Black Klansman, Crazy Rich Asians, The Florida Project and Wonder Woman. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 429 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118743652 1118743652 |