The Modern Superhero in Film and Television, Brown, Jeffrey A.

Автор: Barnaby Edwards, David Bushman
Название: A World of Demons: The Villains of Doctor Who
ISBN: 1949024377 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781949024371
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: "One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel"-Jean-Antoninette ("Reinette") Poisson, aka Madame de Pompadour, "The Girl in the Fireplace" What a world of demons Doctor Who has presented us with over the past seven decades: from Daleks and Cybermen to Weeping Angels and the Silence, the greatest villains of the Who-niverse have achieved an iconic status all their own, cementing themselves in the minds of millions of viewers (why else would Parker Brothers have devised a version of Monopoly after them?). If, as the Seventh Doctor once said, "You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies," the Doctor is great indeed, rescuing the universe time and again from some of the most formidable and terrifying villains in science fiction history. Now, for the first time, an entire anthology of essays is dedicated to deconstructing this gallery of blackguards.

Who are the greatest Who villains of all time? Why are they so frightening? And-apologies to Shakespeare-what do they tell us about the villainy of our own fears?

Автор: Reena Dube
Название: Satyajit Ray`s The Chess Players and Postcolonial Film Theory
ISBN: 1403946299 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403946294
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Indispensable for students of film studies, in this book Reena Dube explores Satyajit Ray's films, and The Chess Players in particular, in the context of discourses of labour in colonial and postcolonial conditions. Starting from Daniel Defoe and moving through history, short story and film to the present, Dube widens her analysis with comparisons in which Indian films are situated alongside Hollywood and other films, and interweaves historical and cultural debates within film theory. Her book treats film as part of the larger cultural production of India and provides a historical sense of the cross genre borrowings, traditions and debates that have deeply influenced Indian cinema and its viewers.

Автор: Burke Liam, Gordon Ian, Ndalianis Angela
Название: The Superhero Symbol: Media, Culture, and Politics
ISBN: 0813597161 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813597164
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: “As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting”. In the 2005 reboot of the Batman film franchise, Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne articulates how the figure of the superhero can serve as a transcendent icon.   It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in our culture. Today, superheroes are intellectual property jealously guarded by media conglomerates, icons co-opted by grassroots groups as a four-color rebuttal to social inequities, masks people wear to more confidently walk convention floors and city streets, and bulletproof banners that embody regional and national identities. From activism to cosplay, this collection unmasks the symbolic function of superheroes.   Bringing together superhero scholars from a range of disciplines, alongside key industry figures such as Harley Quinn co-creator Paul Dini, The Superhero Symbol provides fresh perspectives on how characters like Captain America, Iron Man, and Wonder Woman have engaged with media, culture, and politics, to become the “everlasting” symbols to which a young Bruce Wayne once aspired.   

Автор: D`Amore Laura Mattoon
Название: Smart Chicks on Screen: Representing Women`s Intellect in Film and Television
ISBN: 1442275626 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442275621
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Описание: In Smart Chicks on Screen: Representing Women`s Intellect in Film and Television, Laura Mattoon D`Amore brings together a collection of essays that examine the disparate portrayals of beauty and brains in film and television. This text will be of interest to scholars of film and television, communications, and women`s studies, to name a few.

Автор: Jones Norma, Bajac-Carter Maja, Batchelor Bob
Название: Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture
ISBN: 1442275642 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442275645
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Описание: Despite the increasing variety of heroic women portrayed in film, television, and other popular culture channels, much of the understanding of heroines has been limited to females as versions of male heroes or simple stereotypes of overly weak/strong (and even violent) women. ...

Автор: Franklin Daniel P.
Название: Politics and Film: The Political Culture of Television and Movies
ISBN: 144226232X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442262324
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Описание: Politics and Film examines popular movies and television shows as indicators of social and political trends to explore the political culture of the United States.

Автор: Banks Miranda J.
Название: The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild
ISBN: 0813571391 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813571393
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: The Writers is the only comprehensive qualitative analysis of the history of writers and writing in the film, television, and streaming media industries in America. Featuring in-depth interviews with over fifty writers-including Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Frank Pierson-The Writers delivers a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the role and rights of writers in Hollywood and New York over the past century.

Автор: Kasper Eric, Kozma Troy
Название: Machiavelli Goes to the Movies: Understanding the Prince Through Television and Film
ISBN: 0739195964 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739195963
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Описание: Machiavelli`s The Prince is an important modern work of political science, but it is also one that has been often misinterpreted by students and scholars. This work helps the reader to better understand Machiavelli`s consequentialism and realism by using examples from modern films and television series to illustrate his messages.

Автор: Balio Tino
Название: Hollywood in the Age of Television
ISBN: 113897191X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138971912
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This collection of papers examines the evolving relationship between the motion picture industry and television from the 1940s onwards. The institutional and technological histories of the film and TV industries are looked at, concluding that Hollywood and television had a symbiotic relationship from the start. Aspects covered include the movement of audiences, the rise of the independent producer, the introduction of colour and the emergence of network structure, cable TV and video recorders. Originally published in 1990.

Автор: Sam Edwards, Faye Sayer, Michael Dolski
Название: Histories on Screen: The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television
ISBN: 1474217044 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474217040
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: How, as historians, should we 'read' a film? Histories on Screen answers this and other questions in a crucial volume for any history student keen to master source use.

The book begins with a theoretical 'Thinking about Film' section that explores the ways in which films can be analyzed and interrogated as either primary sources, secondary sources or indeed as both. The much larger 'Using Film' segment of the book then offers engaging case studies which put this theory into practice. Topics including gender, class, race, war, propaganda, national identity and memory all receive good coverage in what is an eclectic multi-contributor volume. Documentaries, films and television from Britain and the United States are examined and there is a jargon-free emphasis on the skills and methods needed to analyze films in historical study featuring prominently throughout the text.

Histories on Screen is a vital resource for all history students as it enables them to understand film as a source and empowers them with the analytical tools needed to use that knowledge in their own work.

Автор: Sam Edwards, Faye Sayer, Michael Dolski
Название: Histories on Screen: The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television
ISBN: 1474217036 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474217033
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: How, as historians, should we ‘read’ a film? Histories on Screen answers this and other questions in a crucial volume for any history student keen to master source use. The book begins with a theoretical ‘Thinking about Film’ section that explores the ways in which films can be analyzed and interrogated as either primary sources, secondary sources or indeed as both. The much larger ‘Using Film’ segment of the book then offers engaging case studies which put this theory into practice. Topics including gender, class, race, war, propaganda, national identity and memory all receive good coverage in what is an eclectic multi-contributor volume. Documentaries, films and television from Britain and the United States are examined and there is a jargon-free emphasis on the skills and methods needed to analyze films in historical study featuring prominently throughout the text. Histories on Screen is a vital resource for all history students as it enables them to understand film as a source and empowers them with the analytical tools needed to use that knowledge in their own work.

Автор: Bigsby
Название: Viewing America
ISBN: 110704393X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107043930
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: For the last decade and a half there has been a revolution in American television drama. Christopher Bigsby explores what amounts to a new golden age as that drama has engaged with a changing country, from the decline of the city to the crisis provoked by 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.