The Road Movie Book by Steven Cohan

The Road Movie Book by Steven Cohan

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The Road Movie Book is the first comprehensive study of an enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre. The contributors explore how the road movie has confronted and represented issues of nationhood, sexuality, gender, class and race.

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The Road Movie Book by Steven Cohan

The Road Movie Book is the first comprehensive study of an enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre. The contributors explore how the road movie has confronted and represented issues of nationhood, sexuality, gender, class and race.

'..hits the tar-mac with some superb pieces on the genre.' - Howard Maxford, Film Review

Cohan, Steven: - STEVEN COHAN is Dean's Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University, USA and President of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. His books include Telling Stories: A Theoretical Analysis of Narrative (1988, co-authored with Linda M. Shires), Masked Men: Masculinity and the Movies in the Fifties (1997), Incongruous Entertainment: Camp, Cultural Value, and the MGM Musical (2005); a BFI TV Classic on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008); 'The Sound of Musicals' (BFI 2010) and Hollywood by Hollywood: The Backstudio Picture and the Mystique of Making Movies (2018).
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ISBN 13 9780415149372
ISBN 10 0415149371
Title The Road Movie Book
Author Steven Cohan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1997-10-16
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.