{"product_id":"excavating-indiana-jones-9781476676920","title":"Excavating Indiana Jones","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   With his signature bullwhip and fedora, the rousing sounds of his orchestral anthem, and his eventful explorations into the arcana of world religions, Indiana Jones--archeologist, adventurer, and ophidiophobe--has become one of the most recognizable heroes of the big screen. Since his debut in the 1981 film \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e, Indiana Jones has gone on to anchor several sequels, and a fifth film is currently in development. At the same time, the character has spilled out into multiple multimedia manifestations and has become a familiar icon within the collective cultural imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Despite the longevity and popularity of the \u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones\u003c\/i\u003e franchise, however, it has rarely been the focus of sustained criticism. In \u003ci\u003eExcavating Indiana Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of international scholars analyzes \u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones\u003c\/i\u003e tales from a variety of perspectives, examining the films'' representation of history, cultural politics, and identity, and also tracing t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs befits a franchise whose protagonist is a scholar, \u003ci\u003eExcavating Indiana Jones: Essays on the Film and Franchise\u003c\/i\u003e pays close attention to the sources, craft, and afterlives of this famous archaeologist. While the essays come from a place of general appreciation, they are admirably critical in their engagement with many crucial aspects of the films, comics, video games, and theme park rides focused on Jones. In particular, this collection builds on extant critiques of the franchise's colonialism, muddled sense of history, and Spielbergian hang-up on father figures while delving into new explorations of things like the transmedia legacies of the brand and its indebtedness to real-life adventurers and filmmakers, such as John Ford. The book does not belong in a museum so much as it belongs in a library!\" —Kevin M. Flanagan, George Mason University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very entertaining read for fans of classic adventure tales, pulp stories and their recreation in the 1990s as well as for audiences interested in cultural studies and their workings.\" - popcultureshelf.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction (Randy Laist) 1\u003cbr\u003eHistory\u003cbr\u003eSituating Indy: American Archaeologists, Global Ambitions \u003cbr\u003eand the Interwar Years (Andrew W. Bell) 13\u003cbr\u003eFordian Knots: Indiana Jones and the Cinema of John Ford (Brian Brems) 25\u003cbr\u003e\"You call this archaeology?\" Indiana Jones and Hollywood's \u003cbr\u003eView on the Nature of History (Ryan Staude) 38\u003cbr\u003eCultural Politics\u003cbr\u003eTranslocations, Cultural Geography and Anthropological \u003cbr\u003eImperialism in Raiders of the Lost Ark (Tatiana Prorokova) 51\u003cbr\u003e\"I said no camels!\" Indiana Jones and the Catalogue \u003cbr\u003eof Orientalism (Mat Hardy) 64\u003cbr\u003eThe Temple of Orientalism (Debaditya Mukhopadhyay ) 76\u003cbr\u003eThe Quest for \"Alien\" Indigenous Knowledge in Indiana Jones \u003cbr\u003eand the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Kasey ­Jones-Matrona) 87\u003cbr\u003eIdentity\u003cbr\u003eIndiana Jones and the Crusade for Authenticity (Siobhan Lyons) 103\u003cbr\u003e\"I came to find my father\": Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Lost Father (Linda Wight) 114\u003cbr\u003eIndiana Jones as Educated Swashbuckler (Jennifer Crumley) 126\u003cbr\u003e\"It belongs in a museum,\" or Does It? Indiana Jones, \u003cbr\u003eArtifactology and the Afterlives of Objects (Kerry Dodd) 136\u003cbr\u003eExtended Franchise\u003cbr\u003eRaiders of the Lost Longbox: Rediscovering The Further \u003cbr\u003eAdventures of Indiana Jones (Joseph S. Walker) 151\u003cbr\u003eThe Shadow of the Archaeologist: Archetypes of Evil in Marvel's \u003cbr\u003eThe Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (Brian A. Dixon) 164\u003cbr\u003e\"We'll always have Iceland, Indy\": Indiana Jones and His Adventures in Video Games (Carl Wilson) 178\u003cbr\u003eIndiana Jones and the Theme Park Adventure (Sabrina Mittermeier) 192\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors 203\u003cbr\u003eIndex 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040454377815,"sku":"9781476676920","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476676920.jpg?v=1750946808","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/excavating-indiana-jones-9781476676920","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}