America on Film

America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the Movies, 2nd Edition is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. * Provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality * Includes over 100 illustrations, glossary of key terms, questions for discussion, and lists for further reading/viewing * Includes new case studies of a number of films, including Crash, Brokeback Mountain, and Quinceanera

ISBN 1405170557   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9781405170550 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1012 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chicester Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Series title Wiley Desktop Editions Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780631225836 Publication date 02 Jan 2009   Height (mm) 246 Library of Congress 2008021455   Width (mm) 190 DEWEY 305.56   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education Pages 472

Pt. I		Culture and American Film		1
1		Introduction to the Study of Film Form and Representation		3
2		The Structure and History of Hollywood Filmmaking		21
Pt. II		Race and Ethnicity and American Film		45
		Introduction to Part II: What is Race?
3		The Concept of Whiteness and American Film		51
4		African Americans and American Film		78
5		Native Americans and American Film		102
6		Asian Americans and American Film		123
7		Latinos and American Film		143
Pt. III		Class and American Film		165
		Introduction to Part III: What is Class?
8		Classical Hollywood Cinema and Class		171
9		Cinematic Class Struggle After the Depression		187
Pt. IV		Gender and American Film		211
		Introduction to Part IV: What is Gender?
10		Women in Classical Hollywood Filmmaking		217
11		Exploring the Visual Parameters of Women in Film		238
12		Masculinity in Classical Hollywood Filmmaking		257
13		Gender in American Film Since the 1960s		278
Pt. V		Sexuality and American Film		303
		Introduction to Part V: What is Sexuality?
14		Heterosexuality, Homosexuality, and Classical Hollywood		309
15		Sexualities on Film Since the Sexual Revolution		329
Pt. VI		Ability and American Film		357
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"Concluding each chapter are discussion questions and lists of further reading and relevant films. Particularly valuable are the 28 two-page case studies (e.g., of Lion King, Jazz Singer, Grapes of Wrath, Gilda, Celluloid Closet, Crash, Brokeback Mountain) scattered throughout. These analyze the films in terms of culture group. A model of sociological criticism and an invaluable tool (in classroom or library) for film students." (CHOICE, August 2009) "America on Film is a different kind of film studies textbook. It's an invaluable resource for classes examining the politics of Hollywood." Ted Friedman, Associate Professor of Moving Image Studies, Georgia State University “The authors do a remarkable job at presenting contexts for identifying and tracking the historical constructions of race, gender, class and sexuality … They successfully present a rich history, with references to hundreds of films." Scope Journal "America on Film provides a clear and expansive examination of the complexities of representation and identity in American cinema. I currently use Benshoff and Griffin's book in my introductory film class on multiculturalism, and I look forward to using this new edition." Vicki Callahan , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee "In this era of diversity, American on Film is a great resource that clarifies critical concepts of inequality and illustrates how film representations can frame groups thus providing tools for thinking critically about the media we consume." Elizabeth Higginbotham, University of Delaware "America on Film does what no other film textbook does: it takes its investigation of film beyond a study of form, production and exhibition, exposing how film functions as a powerful cultural agent for shaping American perceptions of race, gender, class and ability." Alison Landsberg, George Mason University

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