America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies - Brossura

Benshoff, Harry M.; Griffin, Sean

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ISBN 10: 0631225838 ISBN 13: 9780631225836

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2003

Riassunto

America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the Movies is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema.

• Introduces issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema in a lively and accessible manner.
  
• Provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality.
  
• Is designed specifically for students and includes 101 illustrations, a glossary of key terms, questions for discussion, and lists for futher reading and further viewing.
  
• Includes case studies of a number of films, including The Lion King, The Jazz Singer, Smoke Signals, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Celluloid Closet.
  
• Each 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.

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Recensione:

"Although referring to race, class, and gender has been commonplace in film studies for some time, remarkably this excellent textbook is the first to give a full, comprehensive account of these important issues. Benshoff and Griffin write in a clear style and illustrate all their major points with case studies of films. Their work is up–to–date and historically informed. A broad range of topics includes heterosexual and queer perspectives, masculinity and femininity, Whiteness, Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos. Highly recommended." Peter Lehman, Arizona State University

"With W. E. B. DuBois s twentieth–century color line now morphing into the twenty–first–century difference line , America on Film becomes particularly relevant in its comprehensive exploration of the new cinematic horizon. This outstanding volume is necessary and compelling reading for all from scholar, to student, to movie fan who want to understand the politics of representation in the age of difference ." Ed Guerrero, New York University

The authors do a remarkable job at presenting contexts for identifying and tracking the historical constructions of race, gender, class and sexuality. Scope Journal

L'autore:

Harry M. Benshoff is Assistant Professor of Radio, Television, and Film at the University of North Texas. He is author ofMonsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (1997).

Sean Griffin is Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television at Southern Methodist University. He is author ofTinker Bells and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out (2000).

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• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0631225838
• ISBN 13: 9780631225836
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 392