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Hollywood Under Siege
Thomas R. Lindlof
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In the late 1980s, the major conservative Christian groups suffered a series of public setbacks. This book asserts that the Christian right realigned itself and tried to solidify its self-appointed role as moral regulator of the entertainment industry in response to Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ". Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
In the late 1980s, the major conservative Christian groups suffered a series of public setbacks. In Hollywood Under Siege: Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars, Thomas R. Lindlof asserts that the Christian right realigned itself and tried to solidify its self-appointed role as moral regulator of the entertainment industry in response to Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. The film, which was banned from release at some theaters and publicly protested at many others, became a tipping point for the American culture wars. At stake was the freedom of artistic expression from government and religious intervention. ... Read more
In the late 1980s, the major conservative Christian groups suffered a series of public setbacks. In Hollywood Under Siege: Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars, Thomas R. Lindlof asserts that the Christian right realigned itself and tried to solidify its self-appointed role as moral regulator of the entertainment industry in response to Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. The film, which was banned from release at some theaters and publicly protested at many others, became a tipping point for the American culture wars. At stake was the freedom of artistic expression from government and religious intervention. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813125176
SKU
V9780813125176
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About Thomas R. Lindlof
Thomas R. Lindlof is professor in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky.
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