Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema

by Pamela Robertson Wojcik

In this rich cultural history, Pamela Roberston Wojcik examines America's ambivalent and shifting attitude toward homelessness. She considers film cycles from five distinct historical moments that show characters who are unhomed and placeless, mobile rather than fixed--characters who fail, resist, or opt out of the mandate for a home of one's own. From the tramp films of the silent era to the 2021 Oscar-winning Nomadland, Wojcik reveals a tension...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520390350
• ISBN13: 9780520390355
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"