{"product_id":"camera-politica-9780253206046","title":"Camera Politica","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea modern mythography, a study of contemporary Hollywood films based on the tools offered by feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxist cultural theory, and deconstruction. Village VoiceSolidly 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 PhilosophyCamera 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 From Counterculture to Counterrevolution, 1967-1971\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Alienation and Rebellion\u003cbr\u003e2. Feminism, Black Radicalism, Student Rebellion\u003cbr\u003e3. The Hollywood Counterrevolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Crisis Films\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Diaster Films\u003cbr\u003e2. Metaphors of Fear\u003cbr\u003e3. Francis Coppola and the Crisis of Patriarchy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Genre Transformations and the Failure of Liberalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Western, Detective, Musical\u003cbr\u003e2. Social Problem Films\u003cbr\u003e3. Conspiracy Films\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Class, Race, and the New South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Hollywood Working Class\u003cbr\u003e2. Representations of Blacks\u003cbr\u003e3. The New South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Politics of Sexuality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Poisiton of Women\u003cbr\u003e2. From a Male Point of View: Men's Movies and the Return of Romance\u003cbr\u003e3. The Family and the New Sexuality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Horror Films\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Occult\u003cbr\u003e2. Monsters\u003cbr\u003e3. Brian De Palma and the Slash and Gash Cycles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Vietnam and the New Militarism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Debating Vietman\u003cbr\u003e2. The Military Rehabilited\u003cbr\u003e3. The New Militarism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Return of the Hero: Entrepreneur, Patriarch, Warrior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Triumph of Individualism—From Man to Superman\u003cbr\u003e2. George Lucas's Strategic Defense Initiatives\u003cbr\u003e3. The Leadership Principle—From Movie Brats to Movie Moguls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Fantasy Films\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Technophobia\u003cbr\u003e2. Dystopias\u003cbr\u003e3. At Home with Steven Spielberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 The Politics of Representation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. On the Left Edge of Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e2. Within the Hollywood Codes: Political Films\u003cbr\u003e3. Beyond Hollywood: The Independent Sector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Film and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostface\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400634474839,"sku":"9780253206046","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/camera-politica-9780253206046","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}