That's Entertainment - Spectacle, Amusement, and Leisure Culture

The 20th century witnessed the collapse of the traditional separation between the realm of 'official' culture and that of 'popular' entertainment. This event produced dramatic consequences at all levels of social life in the West, especially in the English-speaking context.

About the author

Michele Fadda is Associate Professor at the University of Bologna. He published a volume on the relationship between film and literature and a study on the aesthetic of contemporary film ("Il cinema contemporaneo. Caratteri e fenomenologia", Bologna, 2009), as well as edited books on the golden age of Hollywood cartoons, contemporary cinema within convergent culture ("Corto circuito. Il cinema nell'era della convergenza", Bologna, 2011), classical American film genres and Monte Hellman ("American Stranger. Il cinema di Monte Hellman", Bologna, 2009).

Product details

• Assisted by: Michele Fadda (Editor), Sara Pesce (Editor)
• Publisher: Mimesis International
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.04.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9788869771798
• ISBN: 978-88-6977-179-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 424 g
• Series: The Out of Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)