For more than twenty years, Michael Moore has transformed himself
from a marginal filmmaker into a cultural icon, unofficial
spokesperson for liberals and the Left. American conservatives
constantly use him for target practice and target. Book author,
film director, television personality, and Web presence, Moore is
now a one-man cultural phenomenon. Although Michael Moore is a
constant presence on the media landscape, this is the first volume
to focus on the Moore phenomenom. It explores Moore's work in film
and elsewhere, bringing diverse perspectives on his activities and
status as voice of liberal America and the disenfranchised working
class. Topics examined include the disjunction between Moore's
celebrity status and everyman, middle-western persona, his
self-mocking ironic sensibility, his tendency to diagnose American
social and political problems in terms of class rather than gender,
his reception abroad, and his uneasy relationship with the
conventions of documentary filmmaking. The contributors are leading
scholars and film critics, including Paul Arthur, Cary Elza,
Jeffrey P. Jones, Douglas Kellner, Richard Kilborn, William Luhr,
Charles Musser, Richard R. Ness, Miles Orvell, Richard Porton,
Sergio Rizzo, Christopher Sharrett, Gaylyn Studlar, and David
Teztlaff. The volume features both assessments of Moore's work in
general and close analyses of his most successful films. The result
is a definitive assessment of Moore's career to date.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2010 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Editors: |
Matthew Bernstein
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Dimensions: |
229 x 154 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
328 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-05103-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
General
|
LSN: |
0-472-05103-2 |
Barcode: |
9780472051038 |
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