Sociology on Film : Postwar Hollywood's Prestige Commodity /

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"After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--Tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cagle, Chris, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Film
Soziale Probleme
Social problems in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Social aspects.
Motion pictures.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Cinema > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cinema > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Problemes sociaux au cinema.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--Tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular sociology, translating contemporary policy debates and intellectual discussions into cinematic form. Examining the politics and aesthetics of films like Gentleman's Agreement and The Lost Weekend, Chris Cagle explores how the genre both shaped and reflected the middle-class audience's views of society"--the publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (194 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813576961

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