{"product_id":"hollywood-as-historian-american-film-in-a-cultural-context-revised-edition-9780813109510","title":"Hollywood as Historian: American Film in a Cultural Context, Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eMotion picture images have influenced the American mind since the earliest days of film, and many thoughtful people are becoming ever more concerned about that influence, as about the pervasive influence of television. In eras of economic instability and international conflict, the film industry has not hesitated to use motion pictures for definite propaganda purposes. During less troubled times, the American citizen's ability to deal with political and social issues has been enhanced or thwarted by images absorbed in the nation's theatres. \u003ci\u003eHollywood As Historian\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the interaction of Americans with important motion picture productions. Considered are such topics as racial and sexual stereotyping, censorship of films, comedy as a tool for social criticism, the influence of great men and their screen images, and the use of film to interpret history. Opportunities for future study are suggested for those who wish to conduct their own examinations of American film in a cultural context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood As Historian\u003c\/i\u003e benefits from a variety of approaches. Literary and historical influences are carefully related to \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e (1915) and \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), two highly tendentious epics of war and cultural change. How political beliefs of filmmakers affected cinematic styles is illuminated in a short survey of documentary films made during the Great Depression. Historical distance has helped analysts to decode messages unintended by filmmakers in the study of \u003ci\u003eThe Snake Pit\u003c\/i\u003e (1948) and \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e (1964). While pluralism of approach has been encouraged, balance has also been a goal: a concern for institutional and thematic considerations never obscures matters of film aesthetics. In twelve chapters dealing with more than sixteen films, \u003ci\u003eHollywood As Historian\u003c\/i\u003e offers a versatile text for classes in popular culture, American studies, film history, or film as history. The visual awareness promoted by this text has immediate application, in that students can begin to consider the impact of motion pictures (and television) on their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe films considered: \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e (1915), \u003ci\u003eThe Plow that Broke the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e (1936), \u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eMarch of Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1935-1953), \u003ci\u003eCity Lights\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e (1936), \u003ci\u003eThe Great Dictator\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), \u003ci\u003eNative Land\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eWilson\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), \u003ci\u003eThe Negro Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), \u003ci\u003eThe Snake Pit\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eOn the Waterfront\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), and \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e (1979).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter C. Rollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.02w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813109510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRollins, Peter C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter C. Rollins is Regents Professor Emeritus of English and American Film Studies at Oklahoma State University and is former editor of the journal Film \u0026amp; History. He is the coeditor of numerous books, including Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40239068643443,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7a96ef98-d668-4761-8091-a7b9b2971c55.jpg?v=1657113966","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/hollywood-as-historian-american-film-in-a-cultural-context-revised-edition-9780813109510","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}