Reelpolitik II

Political Ideologies in '50s and '60s Films

AvBeverly Merrill Kelley

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Del i serien Communication, Media, and Politics

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Beskrivning

Reelpolitik II moves past typical left-right political distinctions to examine political ideologies cycling through U.S. history during the '50s and '60s. These eight Cold War movies especially equipped the moviegoer with a unique vantage point to scrutinize the arms race, the Red Scare, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. They also helped audiences to observe the way film functions as a purveyor of American mythology, a megaphone to shout political messages, a metaphorical route to the emotions, a flattering mirror, an unflattering microscope, and a magic carpet ride back to the future.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-02-16
Mått:162 x 227 x 19 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Communication, Media, and Politics
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742530416

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Beverly Merrill Kelley is full professor and founder of the communication department at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.

Recensioner i media

In the 1950s and 1960s, the film world moved from black and white to color, and politics moved from black and white to shades of gray. Kelley tells this story with sociological sweep, but also with a good eye for characters. John Wayne, Sam Fuller, and Stanley Kubrick all come back to life to tell us about their times. It's a fine book about real art, real people, and real politics.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 1 Introduction: A Tale of Two Cities, Parameters, the Language of PoliticsChapter 2 2 Populism in The Last HurrahChapter 3 3 Elitism in Advise and ConsentChapter 4 4 Fascism in A Face in the CrowdChapter 5 5 Antifascism in Seven Days in MayChapter 6 6 Interventionism in The Green BeretsChapter 7 7 Isolationism in The Steel HelmetChapter 8 8 Cold War Hawkism in The Manchurian CandidateChapter 9 9 Cold War Dovism in Dr. Strangelove; or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the BombChapter 10 10 Conclusion: Myth, Megaphone, Metaphor, Mirror, Microscope, and Magic CarpetChapter 11 Ideological FilmolgoyChapter 12 Selected Bibliography