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American Cinema of the 2000s : Themes and Variations /

The decade from 2000 to 2009 is framed, at one end, by the traumatic catastrophe of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and, at the other, by the election of the first African-American president of the United States. In between, the U.S. and the world witnessed the rapid expansion of new medi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Corrigan, Timothy, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The decade from 2000 to 2009 is framed, at one end, by the traumatic catastrophe of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and, at the other, by the election of the first African-American president of the United States. In between, the U.S. and the world witnessed the rapid expansion of new media and the Internet, such natural disasters as Hurricane Katrina, uprisings around the world, and a massive meltdown of world economies. In American Cinema of the 2000s, essays from ten top film scholars examine such popular series as the groundbreaking Matrix films and the gripping adventures of for.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations, portraits
ISBN:9780813552828