Marxism Goes to the Movies

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"This book provides a long-awaited account of how Marxism has shaped both the medium of film and the study of film. It covers key concepts that anyone studying film needs to engage with, as well as key theorists (both within and beyond film studies) and provides an historical perspective on the development of Marxism and film. Author Mike Wayne argues the need to de-reify how we look at film, link text to context, consciousness to social being, industrial strategies to cultural struggle and assesses new technological, cultural and political trends historically"--

subjects: Motion pictures, political aspects,  Motion pictures, social aspects,  Motion pictures,  Political aspects,  Social aspects,  Communism and motion pictures,  Cinéma,  Aspect social,  Communisme et cinéma,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies