An edition of The politics of Hollywood cinema (2013)
The politics of Hollywood cinema
popular film and contemporary political theory
By Richard Rushton
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Language
eng
Pages
236
Description:
"The Politics of Hollywood Cinema radically transforms our understanding of cinema's potential to be politically engaging and challenging. Examining several films from Hollywood's classical era, including Marked Woman, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Born Yesterday, On the Waterfront and It Should Happen to You, alongside contemporary theories of democracy advanced by Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe, Claude Lefort, Etienne Balibar and Jacques Rancire, Richard Rushton argues that popular films can offer complex subtle, relevant and controversial approaches to democracy and politics"--
subjects: Politics in motion pictures, Motion pictures, History, ART / Film & Video, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Motion pictures, political aspects, Motion pictures, united states, ART, Film & Video, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Ideologies, Democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Media Studies, Popular Culture, Film, Politik, Demokratie, Politische Theorie, Poltical aspects, Political aspects, PERFORMING ARTS, Reference, Film theory & criticism, Film: styles & genres, Political science & theory
Places: United States
Times: 20th century