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Reelpolitik Ideologies in American Political Film
In Reelpolitik Ideologies in American Political Film, Beverly Merrill Kelley examines more than a century of political movie history, providing a thorough historical background for diametrically opposed political ideologies in order to facilitate debate and dialectical learning. Kelley explores 185 American political movies (categorized by ideological themes and presented in chronological order) in order to illustrate the history of film as well as the history of the specific political ideology. Each chapter includes a case study which provides an in-depth analysis of the single film that best illustrates the ideology at hand, including: The Candidate (populism), Wall Street (elitism), The G...
Reelpolitik II
With reference to eight classic American movies, this text explores the political ideologies thrumming through the American psyche during the Cold War period.
Reelpolitik
The movies that document American history during the interwar years still hold relevance today. While we may be put off by the corny sentimentality popular at the time, we feel attracted, despite our 1990s veneer of sophistication, to healthy portions of unadulterated American spirit. Americans resist encumbering themselves with political labels, Kelley asserts, content to remain simultaneously fragmented between elitism and populism, isolationism and interventionism even today, yet remain somehow united by a fundamental essence they can't quite define but readily recognize as the American can-do attitude. Using the unique vantage point of eight classic American movies—Mr. Smith Goes to Wa...
The Oldest Cold Case in Port Cabrillo
Nothing much ever happens in Port Cabrillo. That's what residents used to tell themselves before the Hunter triplets returned to the sleepy little beach community where they grew up. The two blonds, who are identical in appearance, went on to achieve staggering success in their respective fields. Charlotte was tapped as the chief administrator for the Los Angeles County District Attorney. Emily became the first female police chief in San Perdido County. The dark-haired Anne, who also has to cope with Asperger's syndrome, found considerable satisfaction as a manuscript reader for a New York-based mystery house. Life, however, radically changed for the Hunters once their mother Carina, the best-selling author of the Inspector Meadow series, succumbed to cancer before seeing her three little women return to Thomas House to investigate a forty-year old disappearance/murder. Inspired by a real cold case, this thought-provoking and richly detailed cozy introduces the trio of fifty-year-old sister sleuths. If you are drawn to plots that pivot on details about dogs, literature, birding, history, fortunetelling, or food, this smartly written page-turner is just your dish.
American Politics in Hollywood Film
In this second edition of American Politics in Hollywood Film, Ian Scott takes up his analysis of political content and ideology through movies and contends that American culture and the institutional process continues to be portrayed, debated and influen
Hollywood's White House
" Winner of the 2003 Ray and Pat Browne Book Award, given by the Popular Culture Association The contributors to Hollywood's White House examine the historical accuracy of these presidential depictions, illuminate their influence, and uncover how they reflect the concerns of their times and the social and political visions of the filmmakers. The volume, which includes a comprehensive filmography and a bibliography, is ideal for historians and film enthusiasts.
Presidential Candidate Images
This engaging look at presidential candidate images features a wide range of essays that dissect how these images are formed and manipulated during campaigns. As more and more emphasis is placed on a candidate's persona and how it affects our voting decisions, Presidential Candidate Images provides a variety of frameworks and cases for analyzing candidate images in past, current, and future elections.
Entertaining Politics
Contrary to arguments that television is detrimental to democracy, Entertaining Politics explores the role of new political television in shaping a changing civic culture. Jeffrey P. Jones shows how viewers understand and make use of the increasingly blurred lines between 'serious' and 'entertainment' programming and argues that alarmist critics who predict the end of politics in the age of television have misconstrued the role of the medium and the commitment of audiences to both TV and public life. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Bush's War
Immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Americans looked to President Bush for words of leadership. In his most formal reply of the day, he said, 'Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices; secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers; moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.' The stark tone of Bush's speech suggested the promise of more words to come from the president, and it is these words that Bush's War addresses. While many books have offered ...
Communicating for Change
This book explores the various ways social activists use media and communication strategies, including mass media, face-to-face/interpersonal communication, the telephone, group communication, events, papers or literature, and computer-mediated or online communication. Focusing on examples of advocacy against the death penalty, for universal health insurance, and for increased environmental awareness, the author looks at which communication methods are most successful in each case and draws theory-based conclusions for effective communication strategies for future activists--especially at the local level.
