Policing the World on Screen

American Mythologies and Hollywood's Rogue Crimefighters

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book analyzes Hollywood storytelling that features an American crimefighter—whether cop, detective, or agent—who must safeguard society and the nation by any means necessary.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-20
Mått:148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:426 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:311
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030248048

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Brottslighet och kriminologi inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Marilyn Yaquinto was an interdisciplinary professor at Truman State University and former journalist who shares in the Los Angeles Times’ Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 1992 riots. She is also author of Pump ‘Em Full of Lead: A Look at Gangsters on Film and co-editor of books about race in media.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- 2. Frontier Ambitions and Cowboy Narratives.- 3. Dirty Harry and the Urban Frontier.- 4. Black Crimefighters: Portraits in Blue.- 5. Female Crimefighters Defending the Homefront.- 6. Becoming American: Ethnic Others as Crimefighting Heroes.- 7. Globocops, La Frontera, and America's War on Drugs.- 8. The War on Terror, Homegrown Racism, and the White Knight.- 9. Recruiting the Other as Globocops.- 10. Policing the World: The Last (White) American Standing.