Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film

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

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

. . . intelligent, open advocacy. Its responsible arrangement of carefully described cultural materials will challenge students and instructors alike. --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.

Author: Michael Ryan, Douglas Kellner
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 06/22/1988
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.06w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9780253206046