P. McGee

Gebundenes Buch

Bad History and the Logics of Blockbuster Cinema

Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, Inglourious Basterds

Beschreibung

McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds .

Autor

PATRICK MCGEEMcElveen Professor of English at Louisiana State University, USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-11651-1
• 2012 edition
• Seitenzahl: 209
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780230116511
• ISBN-10: 0230116515
• Artikelnr.: 33722342

Rezensionen

"McGee exhibits a dazzling knowledge of Hollywood blockbuster films and the quality and significance of his studies are high." -Douglas Kellner, professor, UCLA, USA, and author of Cinema Wars