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Paperback. Condition: As New. Text clean and tight; The Year's Work: Studies In Fan Culture And Cultural Theory; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages.

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Magazine. Standard Size and Format. Staple bound. First Edition. Issue of December 1982. Color illustrated cover by David Willson. With illustrations and photos throughout. 38 pages and covers. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creases and square. No tears, creases or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean, bright and glossy. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Hollywood happy ending has long been considered among the most famous and standardised features in the whole of narrative filmmaking. Yet, while ceaselessly invoked, this notorious device has received barely any detailed attention from the field of film studies.This book is thus the first in-depth examination of one of the most overused and under-analysed concepts in discussions of popular cinema. What exactly is the 'happy ending'? Is it simply a cliche, as commonly supposed? Why has it earned such an unenviable reputation? What does it, or can it, mean? Concentrating especially on conclusions featuring an ultimate romantic union the final couple this wide-ranging investigation probes traditional associations between the 'happy ending' and homogeneity, closure, unrealism, and ideological conservatism, testing widespread assumptions against the evidence offered by a range of classical and contemporary films.Key Features:Defines key features of the Hollywood happy ending through detailed textual analysis and theoretical debate.Traces the historical development of the scholarly approaches taken towards the cinematic happy ending Reassesses the concept of cinematic closure and its relationship to genre, ideology and unrealism This wide-ranging investigation probes traditional associations between the 'happy ending' and homogeneity, closure, unrealism, and ideological conservatism, testing widespread assumptions against the evidence offered by a range of classical and contemporary films. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. The Hollywood 'happy ending' has long been considered among the most famous and standardised features in the whole of narrative filmmaking. Yet, while ceaselessly invoked, this notorious device has received barely any detailed attention from the field of film studies.This book is thus the first in-depth examination of one of the most overused and under-analysed concepts in discussions of popular cinema. What exactly is the 'happy ending'? Is it simply a cliché, as commonly supposed? Why has it earned such an unenviable reputation? What does it, or can it, mean? Concentrating especially on conclusions featuring an ultimate romantic union - the final couple - this wide-ranging investigation probes traditional associations between the 'happy ending' and homogeneity, closure, 'unrealism', and ideological conservatism, testing widespread assumptions against the evidence offered by a range of classical and contemporary films.Key Features: Defines key features of the Hollywood 'happy ending' through detailed textual analysis and theoretical debate.Traces the historical development of the scholarly approaches taken towards the cinematic 'happy ending' Reassesses the concept of cinematic closure and its relationship to genre, ideology and 'unrealism'.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. The Hollywood 'happy ending' has long been considered among the most famous and standardised features in the whole of narrative filmmaking. Yet, while ceaselessly invoked, this notorious device has received barely any detailed attention from the field of film studies.This book is thus the first in-depth examination of one of the most overused and under-analysed concepts in discussions of popular cinema. What exactly is the 'happy ending'? Is it simply a cliché, as commonly supposed? Why has it earned such an unenviable reputation? What does it, or can it, mean? Concentrating especially on conclusions featuring an ultimate romantic union - the final couple - this wide-ranging investigation probes traditional associations between the 'happy ending' and homogeneity, closure, 'unrealism', and ideological conservatism, testing widespread assumptions against the evidence offered by a range of classical and contemporary films.Key Features: Defines key features of the Hollywood 'happy ending' through detailed textual analysis and theoretical debate.Traces the historical development of the scholarly approaches taken towards the cinematic 'happy ending' Reassesses the concept of cinematic closure and its relationship to genre, ideology and 'unrealism'.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. In defiance of the alleged "death of romantic comedy," After "Happily Ever After": Romantic Comedy in the Post-Romantic Age edited by Maria San Filippo attests to rom-com's continuing vitality in new modes and forms that reimagine and rejuvenate the genre in ideologically, artistically, and commercially innovative ways. No longer the idyllic fairy tale, today's romantic comedies ponder the realities and complexities of intimacy, fortifying the genre's gift for imagining human connection through love and laughter. It has often been observed that the rom-com's "happily ever after" trope enables the genre to avoid addressing the challenges of coupled life. This volume's contributors confront how recent rom-coms contend with a "post-romantic age" of romantic disillusionment and seismically shifting emotional and relational bonds. Fifteen chapters contemplate the resurgence of the "radical romantic comedy" and uncoupling comedy, new approaches in genre hybridity and serial narrative, and how recent rom-coms deal with divisive topical issues and contemporary sexual mores from reproductive politics and marriage equality to hook-up culture and technology-enabled sex. Rom-coms remain underappreciated and underexamined-and still largely defined within Hollywood's parameters of culturally normative coupling and its persistent marginalization of racial and sexual minorities. Making the case for taking romantic comedy seriously, this volume employs critical perspectives drawn from feminist, queer, postcolonial, and race studies to critique the genre's homogeneity and social and sexual conservatism, recognizing innovative works inclusive of LGBTQ people, people of color, and the differently aged and abled. Encompassing a rich range of screen media from the last decade, After "Happily Ever After" celebrates works that disrupt and subvert rom-com fantasy and formula so as to open audience's eyes along with our hearts. This volume is intended for all readers with an interest in film, media, and gender studies. …

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tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Sociedad Y Cultura: (JF) Edipresse Hymsa S.A. Barcelona. 1991. 24x28 cm. 232 p. Encuadernación en tela de editorial con sobrecubierta. Colección 'Grandes temas'. Traducido del Inglés. Traducido por Tremoleda, Marta . Sobrecubierta deslucida. ISBN: 9788471835055; 8471835053 (=3430095=) PD153. …

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Condition: New. Offers a critical study of the 'happy ending' in classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema. This book encourages students and scholars of film to reconsider some tenacious critical preconceptions, inviting them to approach afresh their understandings of perhaps the most infamous narrative convention in Hollywood cinema. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350. . 2014. Reprint. Paperback. . . . .…

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Condition: New. Offers a critical study of the 'happy ending' in classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema. This book encourages students and scholars of film to reconsider some tenacious critical preconceptions, inviting them to approach afresh their understandings of perhaps the most infamous narrative convention in Hollywood cinema. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350. . 2014. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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