At a time when the expanded projection of US political, military,
economic and cultural power draws intensified global concern,
understanding how that country understands itself seems more
important than ever. This collection of new critical essays tackles
this old problem in a new way, by examining some of the hundreds of
US films that announce themselves as titularly 'American'. From
early travelogues to contemporary comedies, national nomination has
been an abiding characteristic of American motion pictures, heading
the work of Porter, Guy-Blache, DeMille, Capra, Sternberg, Vidor,
Minnelli and Mankiewicz. More recently, George Lucas, Paul
Schrader, John Landis and Edward James Olmos have made their own
contributions to Hollywood's Americana. What does this national
branding signify? Which versions of Americanism are valorized, and
which marginalized or excluded? Out of which social and historical
contexts do they emerge, and for and by whom are they constructed?
Edited by Mandy Merck, the collection contains detailed analyses of
such films as The Vanishing American, American Madness, An American
in Paris, American Graffiti, American Gigolo, American Pie and many
more.
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