Film Violence History, Ideology, Genre by Jim Kendrick

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Film Violence History, Ideology, Genre by Jim Kendrick

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Film Violence History, Ideology, Genre by Jim Kendrick

A concise and accessible introduction to the role of violence from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural, and industrial contexts. After considering problems of definition, the book offers a systematic history of film violence and examines three of the most popular violent genres: western, horror, and action. It concludes with a case study on the centrality of film violence to the directors of the New American Cinema, such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg, offering a strong example of how violence, history, ideology, and genre are deeply intertwined.

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James Kendrick is assistant professor of communication studies at Baylor University and the author of Hollywood Bloodshed: Violence in 1980s American Cinema.
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ISBN 13 9781906660260
ISBN 10 1906660263
Title Film Violence History, Ideology, Genre
Author Jim Kendrick
Series Short Cuts Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Wallflower Press
Year published 2010-04-26
Number of pages 144
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