9780813524405 - Flatlining on the Field of Dreams: Cultural Narratives in the Films of President Reagan's America von Nadel, Alan (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780813524405.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Identifying narratives of gender, race and masculinity that defined Reagan s America, this text provides demonstrations of the synergy between political history and popular culture. Films discussed include Home Alone , Beetlejuice , Working Girl , .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Flatlining on the Field of Dreams takes a apart some of the most commercially successful films of the epoch, demonstrating how they reflected, debated, and played with the dominant ideology of the time. . . . cleverly and wittily written . . . . The book will work extremely well in the classroom.' -Film Quarterly 'From Back to the Future to Forrest Gump, Nadel shows not only how notions of cinematic time re-script political change but how our very conceptualizations of change are thematized by our experiences of watching movies. This is not simply film history, or film as history, but film affirming 'history' in the same way that Ronald Reagan affirmed film narratives.' -Susan Jeffords, University of Washington 'Flatlining on the Field of Dreams brilliantly restages the cultural narratives associated with Reaganism within a neo-imperialist cinematic space and reveals the heretofore unexamined role class played in the reproduction of those narratives.' -Donald E. Pease, Dartmouth CollegeFlatlining on the Field of Dreams demonstrates, with witty prose and careful analysis, how the overindulgent, image-conscious years of the Reagan administration are reflected in sundry aspects of American films produced during that era. Discussing dozens of films, including Home Alone, Beetlejuice, Ghost, The Little Mermaid, Working Girl, Who Framed Roger Rabbit , and Trading Places, Alan Nadel identifies narratives about credit, deregulation, gender, race, and masculinity that defined 'President Reagan's America.' Linking the way Hollywood films work to the stories they tell, he explains how the ideas and values of Reaganism became the symbolic food of a hyper-consumptive society. The book provides hard-to-ignore demonstrations of the extensive synergy between politics, history, and popular culture.