America on film : representing race, class, gender, and sexuality at the movies / Harry M. Benshoff and Sean Griffin.
"The first synthetic and historical text of its kind, America on Film provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The volume chronicles the cinematic history of var...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
c2004.
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Summary: | "The first synthetic and historical text of its kind, America on Film provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The volume chronicles the cinematic history of various cultural groups, examines forces and institutions of bias, and stimulates discussion about the relationship between film and American national culture."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Physical Description: | p. cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 063122582X (hardcover : alk. paper) 0631225838 (pbk. : alk. paper) |