Hollywood Blockbusters : The Anthropology of Popular Movies

Name: Hollywood Blockbusters
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9781847884855
Price: 7550 KES
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ISBN: 9781847884855

by David Sutton , Peter Wogan

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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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