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Camera Politica
The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film
by Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner
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" a modern mythography, a study of contemporary Hollywood films based on the tools offered by feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxist cultural theory, and deconstruction." —Village Voice
"Solidly thought-out observation of the films of the 70's and 80's that comment on the system." —Audience
" . . . intelligent, open advocacy. Its responsible arrangement of carefully described cultural materials will challenge students and instructors alike." —Teaching Philosophy
Camera Politica is a comprehensive study of Hollywood film during a period of tremendous change in American history, a period that witnessed the end of the American empire, crises in the economy, a failure of political leadership, loss at war, and the rise of the Right.
See the publisher website: Indiana University Press
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