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Bloodsworth-Lugo Mary K. |
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Titolo |
Projecting 9/11 : race, gender, and citizenship in recent Hollywood films / / Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo and Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (203 p.) |
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Collana |
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Perspectives on a Multiracial America Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in motion pictures |
Race in motion pictures |
Sex role in motion pictures |
Citizenship in motion pictures |
Motion pictures - United States - History - 21st century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography references, filmography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 White Masculinity and the (In)Security of 9/11; 3 War and Sexualized/Racialized Threats; 4 Narratives of Threat and 9/11 Monsters; 5 9/11 Transnationalism and Gendered Citizenship; 6 Animated 9/11 Raciality and Conceptions of Progress; 7 The Great Recession and White Masculine (In)Security Again; 8 9/11 End-of-Days Hollywood; Bibliography; Filmography; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Projecting 9/11 </span><span>looks at how the themes of race, gender, and citizenship are treated in more than 20 recent movies. The book highlights racial and gender stereotypes and shows how characters are portrayed as un-American or "other." The book illustrates how films both reflect social realities in America and also help create them.</span></span> |
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