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Wiley-Blackwell Hollywood Speaks Out: Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues

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Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated. Explores why Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is pastOrganized around such important issues as poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobiaDiscusses the relevance and the impact of feature films from Modern Times to WALL-E From the Inside Flap In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms . Organized around issues that map the culture wars of the past and the present moment--poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia--this engaging text captures American cultural and social history in cinematic real-time--from The Birth of a Nation, Boys Don’t Cry, and American Beauty to Silkwood, Syriana, and Transamerica. From the Back Cover In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms . Organized around issues that map the culture wars of the past and the present moment--poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia--this engaging text captures American cultural and social history in cinematic real-time--from The Birth of a Nation, Boys Don’t Cry, and American Beauty to Silkwood, Syriana, and Transamerica. About the Author Robert L. Hilliard has taught at a number of universities throughout his career as a film and communication studies scholar, Dr. Hilliard was Chief of the Public Broadcasting Branch of the Federal Communications Commission and was Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee. He is the author of many books, including Writing for Television, Radio, and New Media (2007), and with co-author Michael Keith, The Broadcast Century and Beyond: A History of U.S. Radio and Television (2005); The Quieted Voice: The Rise and Demise of Localism in American Radio (2004), and Dirty Discourse: Sex and Indecency in Broadcasting (Wiley-Blackwell 2006).

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Brand: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 140517899X
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Film > History & Criticism
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 31 March 2009
Listed Since: 01 February 2008

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