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Hollywood Blockbusters
David SuttonPeter Wogan
其他書名
The Anthropology of Popular Movies
出版Routledge, 2020-05-15
主題Social Science / Anthropology / GeneralPerforming Arts / Film / History & CriticismSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Gender StudiesYoung Adult Fiction / Performing Arts / FilmSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN10001822079781000182200
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pUQHEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.