Politics Go to the Movies - International Relations and Politics in Genre Films and Television

Informationen zum Autor By Joel R. Campbell - With Daryl Bockett; Damien Horigan; Michael Mulvey; Barry Pollick and Cord A. Scott Klappentext This examination of film genres discusses how various films in five genres reflect or comment on political themes and ideas. The author uses constructivist and feminist political theory to examine the development of the political discourse in these films, and considers new ways to conceptualize the relationship between film or television and politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Magic in the Dark-and Making the Most of a Dark Time Chapter 1: Politics Go Hollywood: Making Sense of Genre Movies and Politics Chapter 2: Gangsters Give Films and TV an Offer They Can't Refuse Chapter 3: Politics of Paranoia and Anger: Thriller and Action Movies Chapter 4: Superheroes Save Our Politics and International Relations Chapter 5: Movies Go to War: Shifting Images of Humans' Most Searing Experience Chapter 6: Let's Play Cowboys and Politicos: The Imagined West, Society, and Politics Chapter 7: Other Genres, Other Politics: From Love Stories to Religious Movies

Product details

• Authors: Joel R. Campbell, Campbell Joel R.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781793635167
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-516-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Assisted by: Daryl Bockett, Damien Horigan, Barry Pollick, Cord A. Scott
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Television, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, ART / Film & Video, International Relations, Film: styles & genres, Film: styles and genres, Television: styles and genres