Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film - Hardcover

Ryan, Michael; Kellner, Douglas

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" Â a modern mythography, a study of contemporary Hollywood films based on the tools offered by feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxist cultural theory, and deconstruction." â Village Voice

"Solidly thought-out observation of the films of the 70's and 80's that comment on the system." â Audience

"... intelligent, open advocacy. Its responsible arrangement of carefully described cultural materials will challenge students and instructors alike." â Teaching Philosophy

Camera 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.

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ISBN 10:  0253206049 ISBN 13:  9780253206046
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1988
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