American Energy Cinema (Paperback)

Historians investigate the relationships between film, culture, and energy. American Energy Cinema explores how Hollywood movies have portrayed energy from the early film era to the present. Looking at classics like Giant, Silkwood, There Will Be Blood, and Matewan, and at quirkier fare like A Is for Atom and Convoy, it argues that films have both reflected existing beliefs and conjured new visions for Americans about the role of energy in their lives and their history. The essays in this collection show how film provides a unique and informative lens to understand perceptions of energy production, consumption, and infrastructure networks. By placing films that prominently feature energy within historical context and analyzing them as historical objects, the contributing authors demonstrate how energy systems of all kinds are both integral to the daily life of Americans and inextricable from larger societal changes and global politics.

General

Imprint:	West Virginia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Energy and Society
Release date:	April 2023
Editors:	Robert Lifset • Raechel Lutz • Sarah Stanford-McIntyre
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-1-952271-76-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-952271-76-2
Barcode:	9781952271762

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