The cultural politics of contemporary Hollywood film

The cultural politics of contemporary Hollywood film
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 9781526135759
ISBN-13 : 1526135752
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Book Synopsis The cultural politics of contemporary Hollywood film by : Chris Beasley

Download or read book The cultural politics of contemporary Hollywood film written by Chris Beasley and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopting and developing a ‘cultural politics’ approach, this comprehensive study explores how Hollywood movies generate and reflect political myths about social and personal life that profoundly influence how we understand power relations. Instead of looking at genre, it employs three broad categories of film. ‘Security’ films present ideas concerning public order and disorder, citizen–state relations and the politics of fear. ‘Relationalities’ films highlight personal and intimate politics, bringing norms about identities, gender and sexuality into focus. In ‘socially critical’ films, particular issues and ideas are endowed with more overtly political significance. The book considers these categories as global political technologies implicated in hegemonic and ‘soft power’ relations whose reach is both deep and broad.


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