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Discover the fascinating intersection of memory and cinema with the insightful book "Memory and Popular Film". This essential read delves into how film serves as a powerful medium for conveying memory, shaping cultural narratives, and reflecting societal changes. Focusing on Hollywood and its portrayal of memory from the silent era to contemporary film, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of cinematic representation and the politics of memory. The critical essays within provide an interdisciplinary approach, making it invaluable for scholars and enthusiasts alike. It addresses key themes such as the evolution of memory in film, the impact of technological advancements, and significant titles like 'Forrest Gump', 'Lone Star', and 'Pleasantville'. This book challenges readers to consider how film influences collective memory and cultural discourse. Perfect for students of film studies, cultural studies, and American studies, "Memory and Popular Film" is a cornerstone text for understanding the role of memory in cinematic storytelling.
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ISBN: 9780719063756
Year: 2003
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719063756
Year: 2003
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
"Memory and Popular Film" uses memory as a specific framework for the cultural study of film. Taking Hollywood as its focus, the text provides a sustained, interdisciplinary perspective on memory and film, from early cinema to the present. Considering the relationship between official and modern memory, the politics of memory and the technological and representational shifts that have come to affect memory's contemporary mediation, the book contributes to the growing debate on the status and function of the past in cultural life and discourse. By gathering key critics from film studies, American studies and cultural studies, the text establishes a framework for discussing the issues of memory in film and of film as memory. Together with essays on the remembered past in early film marketing, within popular reminiscence and at film festivals, the book considers memory films such as "Forrest Gump", "Lone Star", "Pleasantville", "Rosewood", and "Jackie Brown".
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719063756
Year: 2003
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719063756
Year: 2003
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
"Memory and Popular Film" uses memory as a specific framework for the cultural study of film. Taking Hollywood as its focus, the text provides a sustained, interdisciplinary perspective on memory and film, from early cinema to the present. Considering the relationship between official and modern memory, the politics of memory and the technological and representational shifts that have come to affect memory's contemporary mediation, the book contributes to the growing debate on the status and function of the past in cultural life and discourse. By gathering key critics from film studies, American studies and cultural studies, the text establishes a framework for discussing the issues of memory in film and of film as memory. Together with essays on the remembered past in early film marketing, within popular reminiscence and at film festivals, the book considers memory films such as "Forrest Gump", "Lone Star", "Pleasantville", "Rosewood", and "Jackie Brown".