Joel R. Campbell

Politics Go to the Movies

International Relations and Politics in Genre Films and Television

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Produktbeschreibung

This examination of film genres discusses how various films in five genres reflect or comment on political themes and ideas. The author uses constructivist and feminist political theory to examine the development of the political discourse in these films, and considers new ways to conceptualize the relationship between film or television and politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9781793635167
• ISBN-10: 1793635161
• Artikelnr.: 63301980

Autorenporträt

Joel R. Campbell is associate professor of political science in the Pacific Region (Japan and South Korea) in the Global Campus program of Troy University, and teaches in the Masters of Science in International Relations (MSIR) program.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Magic in the Dark-and Making the Most of a Dark Time
Chapter 1: Politics Go Hollywood: Making Sense of Genre Movies and Politics
Chapter 2: Gangsters Give Films and TV an Offer They Can't Refuse
Chapter 3: Politics of Paranoia and Anger: Thriller and Action Movies
Chapter 4: Superheroes Save Our Politics and International Relations
Chapter 5: Movies Go to War: Shifting Images of Humans' Most Searing
Experience
Chapter 6: Let's Play Cowboys and Politicos: The Imagined West, Society,
and Politics
Chapter 7: Other Genres, Other Politics: From Love Stories to Religious
Movies