Overview
- Critically considers the filmic mediation of an issue, fascism, that has been of recurrent concern historically and is of pressing concern presently
- Sheds new light on the topic of fascism and film, which has, in terms of the post-classical period of American cinema, received scant attention
- Provides detailed and theoretically informed analysis of a number of films, including American History X (1999), Fight Club (1999) and American Beauty (1999)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Scholars of film history, media and culture, and political communication will find this book to be useful and informative.” (Lindsay R. Martin, CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Vol. 51 (3-4), 2020)
“This book is a thorough and perceptive discussion of one aspect of the political history of American film, grounded in an impressively broad reading of developments in the early sound area and focused on the ways that ‘fascism’ figures within more recent productions in the American cinema. Grist’s book stands out for its depth of research, detailed production histories, and finesse in handling ideological and theoretical issues. Simply put, this is one of the very best books on the American cinema that I have read in the last decade.” (R. Barton Palmer, Clemson University, USA)Authors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fascism and Millennial American Cinema
Authors: Leighton Grist
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59566-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59565-2Published: 12 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59566-9Published: 31 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 242
Topics: American Cinema and TV, Cultural Policy and Politics, American Culture