Examines the relationship between American politics and films of all types in a decade-by-decade survey that covers films from "Birth of a Nation" to "The Day After Tomorrow."
Examines the relationship between American politics and films of all types in a decade-by-decade survey that covers films from "Birth of a Nation" to "The Day After Tomorrow."
A recipient of a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in the Humanities, Elizabeth Haas has published in numerous journals and teaches film studies at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. The author of many books including Local Politics: Governing at the Grassroots, Terry Christensen is professor emeritus in the political science department at San Jose State University in California. Peter J. Haas, recipient of a Fulbright Foundation Senior Specialist grant, is education director for the Mineta Transportation Institute and teaches political science at San Jose State University.
Inhaltsangabe
I. Studying Political Films 1. Setting the Scene: A Theory of Film and Politics 2. The Making of a Message: Film Production and Techniques and Political Messages 3. Causes and Special Effects: The Political Environment of Film II. Political Films by Decade 4. Politics in the Silent Movies 5. The 1930s: Political Movies and the Great Depression 6. The 1940s: Hollywood Goes to War 7. The 1950s: Anti-Communism and Conformity 8. The 1960s: From Mainstream to Counterculture 9. The 1970s: Cynicism, Paranoia, War and Anticapitalism 10. The 1980s: New Patriotism, Old Reds, and a Return to Vietnam in the Age of Reagan 11. The 1990s: FX Politics 12. The 2000s: 9/11 and Beyond III. Political Films by Topic 13. True Lies? The Rise of Political Documentaries 14. Film and the Politics of Race: The Minority Report 15. Women, Politics, and Film: All About Eve? 16. White House Down? Politics in Disaster Appendix Closing Credits: A Political Filmography
I. Studying Political Films 1. Setting the Scene: A Theory of Film and Politics 2. The Making of a Message: Film Production and Techniques and Political Messages 3. Causes and Special Effects: The Political Environment of Film II. Political Films by Decade 4. Politics in the Silent Movies 5. The 1930s: Political Movies and the Great Depression 6. The 1940s: Hollywood Goes to War 7. The 1950s: Anti-Communism and Conformity 8. The 1960s: From Mainstream to Counterculture 9. The 1970s: Cynicism, Paranoia, War and Anticapitalism 10. The 1980s: New Patriotism, Old Reds, and a Return to Vietnam in the Age of Reagan 11. The 1990s: FX Politics 12. The 2000s: 9/11 and Beyond III. Political Films by Topic 13. True Lies? The Rise of Political Documentaries 14. Film and the Politics of Race: The Minority Report 15. Women, Politics, and Film: All About Eve? 16. White House Down? Politics in Disaster Appendix Closing Credits: A Political Filmography
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