|
Showing 1 - 5 of
5 matches in All Departments
Projecting 9/11 examines sensibilities and ideologies that arose
after September 11, 2001, and how these intersect with issues of
race, gender, sexuality, and citizenship in contemporary mainstream
films. The authors argue that the social and political project that
is "9/11" can be found in most cultural artifacts produced after
the date, including film. In essence, Hollywood films project the
9/11 project. The book analyzes the specific ways in which recent
Hollywood films have become both powerful forces of significance
and also forceful representations of reality about post-9/11 life.
From films that explicitly treat subjects related to 9/11, such as
United 93 and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, to films that
show post-9/11 themes in less-expected ways, such as Eat, Pray,
Love and World War Z, the authors explore tensions around race,
gender, and sexuality. The book examines our perceptions of reality
after the events of September 11, 2001, as shown by one of the more
influential means of cultural representation-Hollywood films.
Animating Difference studies the way race, ethnicity, sexuality,
and gender are portrayed in recent animated films from 1990 through
the present. Ranging from Aladdin to Toy Story to Up, these popular
films are key media through which children (and adults) learn about
the world and how to behave. While racial and gender stereotypes
may not be as obvious as they may have been in films of decades
past, they often continue to convey troubling messages and
stereotypes in subtle and surprising ways.
Animating Difference studies the way race, ethnicity, sexuality,
and gender are portrayed in recent animated films from 1990 through
the present. Ranging from Aladdin to Toy Story to Up, these popular
films are key media through which children (and adults) learn about
the world and how to behave. While racial and gender stereotypes
may not be as obvious as they may have been in films of decades
past, they often continue to convey troubling messages and
stereotypes in subtle and surprising ways.
Latinos are the fastest growing population in America today. This
two-volume encyclopedia traces the history of Latinos in the United
States from colonial times to the present, focusing on their impact
on the nation in its historical development and current culture.
"Latino History and Culture" covers the myriad ethnic groups that
make up the Latino population. It explores issues such as labor,
legal and illegal immigration, traditional and immigrant culture,
health, education, political activism, art, literature, and family,
as well as historical events and developments. A-Z entries cover
eras, individuals, organizations and institutions, critical events
in U.S. history and the impact of the Latino population,
communities and ethnic groups, and key cities and regions. Each
entry includes cross references and bibliographic citations, and a
comprehensive index and illustrations augment the text.
This book is about social phenomena that directly acknowledge the
structures and ideologies emerging after September 11, 2001. It
considers how these structures and ideologies manage, control, and
contain specific bodies with respect to race/ethnicity, gender,
sexuality, and citizenship status. Inflections presented via "9/11"
come into play against a backdrop shaped by established patterns of
behavior and attitudes toward women and particular groups of people
within an American landscape. As a result, existing notions of
threat combine with 9/11 inflections to shape a specific conception
of threat in a context "after" 9/11, and within this context, a
feminism "after" 9/11 emerges. This contextualized feminism would
have to develop its analysis within the frame of a society
fundamentally altered by the events of 9/11, including its
ideological aftermath, by foregrounding pertinent social categories
as they interplay with women's bodies.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|