America on Film

America on Film PDF Author: Harry M. Benshoff
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 144435759X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 472

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Book Description
America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the Movies, 2nd Edition is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. Provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality Includes over 100 illustrations, glossary of key terms, questions for discussion, and lists for further reading/viewing Includes new case studies of a number of films, including Crash, Brokeback Mountain, and QuinceaƱera