Camera Politica: The Politics And Ideology Of Contemporary Hollywood Film

by Michael Ryan

2020-11-26 09:45:37

" 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 t... Read more

" 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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Book Details

File size9 X 6 X 1.2 in
Print pages352
PublisherIndiana University Press
Publication date June 22, 1988
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780253206046
Michael Ryan teaches American Literature and Film Studies at Temple University, USA. He is the author of numerous publications, including Literary Theory: An Anthology, second edition (co-edited with ...

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