Film Violence

History, Ideology, Genre

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by Jim Kendrick

Type: Studies
Subject: Sociology
Keywords: violence
Publishing date: 2010
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Collection: Short Cuts
Language: English

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Physical desc.

Paperback • 144 pages
5 ¼ x 8 inches (13.5 x 20 cm)

ISBN

978-1-906660-26-0

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Book Presentation:
A concise and accessible introduction to the role of violence from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural, and industrial contexts. After considering problems of definition, the book offers a systematic history of film violence and examines three of the most popular violent genres: western, horror, and action. It concludes with a case study on the centrality of film violence to the directors of the New American Cinema, such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg, offering a strong example of how violence, history, ideology, and genre are deeply intertwined.

About the Author:
James Kendrick is assistant professor of communication studies at Baylor University and the author of Hollywood Bloodshed: Violence in 1980s American Cinema.

Press Reviews:
...it is vastly informative and educational, insightful and revelatory to all readers interested in one of the essential cinematic traits, fundamental for understanding cinema itself. Temple of Ghoul Blog

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