Popular Cinema as Political Theory: Idealism and Realism in Epics, Noirs, and Satires

by John S. Nelson

Book Overview

The book presents cinematic case studies in political realism versus political idealism, demonstrating methods of viewing popular cinema as political theory. The book appreciates political myth-making in popular genres as especially practical and accessible theorizing about politics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349477087
• ISBN13: 9781349477081
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"