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High Contrast: Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood Films
Sharon Willis
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Description for High Contrast: Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood Films
Paperback. Examines the dynamic relationships between racial and sexual difference in Hollywood film, from the 1980s and 1990s. Informed by contemporary debates in film and cultural studies, as well as feminist and critical race theory, this book throws light on the intersection of popular film and cultural politics. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
In High Contrast, Sharon Willis examines the dynamic relationships between racial and sexual difference in Hollywood film from the 1980s and 1990s. Seizing on the way these differences are accentuated, sensationalized, and eroticized on screen—most often with little apparent regard for the political context in which they operate—Willis restores that context through close readings of a range of movies from cinematic blockbusters to the work of the new auteurs, Spike Lee, David Lynch, and Quentin Tarantino.
Capturing the political complexity of these films, Willis argues that race, gender, and sexuality, as they are figured in the fantasy of popular film, ... Read more
In High Contrast, Sharon Willis examines the dynamic relationships between racial and sexual difference in Hollywood film from the 1980s and 1990s. Seizing on the way these differences are accentuated, sensationalized, and eroticized on screen—most often with little apparent regard for the political context in which they operate—Willis restores that context through close readings of a range of movies from cinematic blockbusters to the work of the new auteurs, Spike Lee, David Lynch, and Quentin Tarantino.
Capturing the political complexity of these films, Willis argues that race, gender, and sexuality, as they are figured in the fantasy of popular film, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822320418
SKU
V9780822320418
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About Sharon Willis
Sharon Willis is Associate Professor of French and Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester.
Reviews for High Contrast: Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood Films
"High Contrast is one of the most illuminating and convincing discussions yet written on the intersection of race and gender in contemporary American popular culture. This is film criticism at its best."—Corey K. Creekmur, University of Iowa "Willis carefully captures the political complexity of popular film and shows that there are no easy answers to the meanings of popular culture ... Read more