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Bad History and the Logics of Blockbuster Cinema
P. McGee
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Description for Bad History and the Logics of Blockbuster Cinema
Paperback. McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds . Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; APFD; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds .
McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds .
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349297146
SKU
V9781349297146
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About P. McGee
PATRICK MCGEEMcElveen Professor of English at Louisiana State University, USA.
Reviews for Bad History and the Logics of Blockbuster Cinema
"McGee exhibits a dazzling knowledge of Hollywood blockbuster films and the quality and significance of his studies are high." -Douglas Kellner, professor, UCLA, USA, and author of Cinema Wars