Camera Politica: Politik und Ideologie des zeitgenössischen Hollywoodfilms

Author/Contributor(s):	Ryan, Michael ; Kellner, Douglas
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Date:	06/22/1988
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

a modern mythography, a study of contemporary Hollywood films based on the tools offered by feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxist cultural theory, and deconstruction. --Village Voice

Solidly thought-out observation of the films of the 70's and 80's that comment on the system. --Audience

. . . intelligent, open advocacy. Its responsible arrangement of carefully described cultural materials will challenge students and instructors alike. --Teaching Philosophy

Camera Politica is a comprehensive study of Hollywood film during a period of tremendous change in American history, a period that witnessed the end of the American empire, crises in the economy, a failure of political leadership, loss at war, and the rise of the Right.