Negotiations of masculinity in american genre films wayne state university press, 2011 and documenting the documentary. Negotiations of masculinity in american genre films, barry keith grant questions the idea that holl. David desser, professor of cinema studies at the university of. Barrys television career began with a series entitled close encounters with keith barry, which ran from 20032005. From interviews with the cast and crew to expert analysis of the characters from leading star wars writers, this book showcases the star wars phenomenon in. Barry keith grant is the author of shadows of doubt 3. Read download schirmer encyclopedia of film criticism. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book. His knowledge is encyclopedic without being pedantic and he moves surefootedly through other terrains of the popular culture landscape, especially music.
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Arguing instead that part of the mythic function of genre movies is to offer audiences an ongoing dialogue on issues of gender. Negotiations of masculinity in american genre films by barry keith grant manhood in hollywood from bush to bush by david. Shadow of doubt is a fastpaced account of one of the most sensational murder trials in recent history. He is also known for his work on documentary film and is recognized as one of the leading experts on the work of american documentary filmmaker frederick. Jun 02, 2014 barry keith grant is a professor in the department of communication, popular culture, and film at brock university in ontario, canada. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Grant demonstrates both the ubiquity of masculinist ideals in american cinema and some key texts that challenge these notions within mainstream genre forms. Although numerous books about the representation of masculinity in singular genres exist, barry keith grant s is the first to explore masculinity within a variety of genres, including comedies, musicals, horror, science fiction, westerns, teen. Barry keith grant is a canadianamerican critic, educator, editor, and public intellectual best known for his work on genre and popular cinema, especially science fiction and horror, and on various aspects of popular culture, most notably popular music.
The most uptodate study of the hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twentyfirst century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from. Barry keith grant sub genres all genres have sub genres which here means a genre within a genre. Arguing instead that part of the mythic function of genre movies is to offer audiences an ongoing dialogue on issues of gender, grant explores a wide range of genre films, including comedies, musicals, horror, science fiction, westerns, teen movies, and action films. Table of contents september 01, 2012, 66 1 film quarterly. Barry keith grant is professor of communication, popular culture, and film at brock university in ontario, canada. Barry keith grant has again revised and updated the book to reflect the most recent developments in genre study. From iconography to ideology, film genre reader, the dread of difference. Explore books by barry keith grant with our selection at. Barry keith grant is professor in the department of communications, popular culture, and film at brock university. Dec 15, 2012 since 1986, film genre reader has been the standard reference and classroom text for the study of genre in film, with more than 25,000 copies sold. Keith grants is the first to explore masculinity within a variety of genres.
This is a concise evaluation of film genre, discussing genre theory and sample analyses of the western, science fiction, the musical, horror, comedy, and the thriller. Michael bishops mory is a standout, a disconcerting farce about bad luck personified, and the unusual embodiment of evil comes across equally haunting and surreal. He is the author or editor of many books, including shadows of doubt. Documenting the documentary wayne state university press. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. He is also known for his work on documentary film and is recognized as one of the leading experts on the work of american documentary.
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