| Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies Contributor(s): Sutton, David (Author), Wogan, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847884865 ISBN-13: 9781847884862 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 302.234 |
| LCCN: 2009037329 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.8" W x 9.39" (0.94 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do 'Jaws', 'Field of Dreams', 'The Big Lebowski', and 'The Godfather' remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles? Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture, much like the myths that anthropologists study in non-Western contexts. In making this argument, the authors employ and extend anthropological theories about ritual, kinship, gift giving, power, egalitarianism, literacy, metalinguistics, stereotypes, and the mysteries of the Other. The results - original insights into modern film classics, American culture, and anthropological theory - will appeal to students of Film, Media, Anthropology, Sociology, and Cultural Studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wogan, Peter: - Peter Wogan is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Willamette University.Sutton, David: - David Sutton is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University. He is the author of Memories Cast in Stone: The Relevance of the Past in Everyday Life and Remembrance of Repasts: An Anthropology of Food and Memory. Both are published by Berg. |