Alan Nadel

Flatlining on the Field of Dreams

Cultural Narratives in the Films of President Reagan's America

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Produktbeschreibung

Identifying narratives of gender, race and masculinity that defined Reagan's America, this text provides demonstrations of the synergy between polital history and popular culture. Films discussed include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", "Working Girl", "Trading Places and "The Little Mermaid". Texts are analysed through a variety of approaches, providing an overview of 1980s Hollywood output.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780813524405
• ISBN-10: 0813524407
• Artikelnr.: 21020351

Autorenporträt

Nadel, Alan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Class, Film, and President Reagan's America
1. Back to the Futures Market: The Cinematic Realities and Trading Places
of President Reagan's America
2. Flatlining on the Field of Dreams
3. The Pretty Woman, The Little Mermaid, and the Working Girl Become "Part
of That World"
4. "I'm Not Really Bad. I'm Just Drawn That Way": The Compulsive-Attraction
Film
5. Home and Homelessness Alone in John Hughes's America, or Dennis the
Menace II Society
6. Seas of Love and Murderous Doubles: AIDS Narratives and the Dangers of
the Other
Conclusion: The Enduring Power of Reaganism and the Movies