Hollywood Blockbusters : The Anthropology of Popular Movies
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1847884857
ISBN-13
9781847884855
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Berg Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2009
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
310 grams
Dimensions
15.70 x 23.40 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Anthropology
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Why do 'Jaws', 'Field of Dreams', 'The Big Lebowski', and 'The Godfather' remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles? Hollywood Blockbusters argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture.
Why do ''Jaws'', ''Field of Dreams'', ''The Big Lebowski'', and ''The Godfather'' remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles? "Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies" argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture, much like the myths that anthropologists study in non-Western contexts. In making this argument, the authors employ and extend anthropological theories about ritual, kinship, gift giving, power, egalitarianism, literacy, metalinguistics, stereotypes, and the mysteries of the Other. The results - original insights into modern film classics, American culture, and anthropological theory - will appeal to students of Film, Media, Anthropology, Sociology, and Cultural Studies.
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