"Most histories of Soviet cinema portray the 1970s as a period of stagnation and the gradual decline of the film industry. This book, however, examines Soviet film and television of the era as mature industries articulating diverse cultural values via new genre models. During th…
This book explores the impact of media representations of violence during the Vietnam War on people in the U.S.-specifically how images of violence done to and by the Vietnamese were traumatic in ways that deeply affected the American psyche.
This text explores the impact of media representations of violence during the Vietnam War on people in the US. It looks specifically at how images of violence done to and by the Vietnamese were traumatic in ways that deeply affected the American psyche.
Watching Jazz: Encounters with Jazz Performance on Screen is the first systematic study of jazz on screen media. Where earlier studies have focused almost entirely on the role and portrayal of jazz in Hollywood film, the present book engages with a plethora of technologies and m…
'Watching Jazz' is a systematic study of jazz on screen media, covering its role across a plethora of technologies from film and television to recent developments in online media, and featuring the music of such legends as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Pat Methe…
'Watching Jazz' is a systematic study of jazz on screen media, covering its role across a plethora of technologies from film and television to recent developments in online media and featuring the music of such legends as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Pat Methe…
Watching Jazz: Encounters with Jazz Performance on Screen is the first systematic study of jazz on screen media, covering its role across a plethora of technologies from film and television to recent developments in online media, and featuring the music of such legends as Duke E…
"Recent years have seen an explosive growth in the phenomenon of people visiting locations from popular novels, films or television series. Places of the Imagination presents a timely and insightful analysis of this form of media tourism, exploring the question of how best to ex…
Places of the Imagination presents a timely and insightful analysis of the increasing popularity of media tourism within contemporary culture. Drawing on extensive empirical and interview material, this book examines the representation of landscapes in popular narratives that ha…
This collection of essays explores the representation of women and sexual transactions in film and television. Included are discussions of such films and programs as Breakfast at Tiffany's, Eyes wide shut, L.A. confidential, Pandora's box, Shame, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Gi…
