03458nam 2200625 a 450 99624820750331620221103135735.00-520-91855-X0-585-27292-12027/heb08139(CKB)111057870449376(dli)HEB08139(SSID)ssj0000234507(PQKBManifestationID)12050851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234507(PQKBWorkID)10237736(PQKB)11071328(MiU)MIU01000000000000009851167(DE-B1597)647998(DE-B1597)9780520918559(EXLCZ)9911105787044937619970925d1998 ub 0engurmnummmmuuuutxtccrRefiguring American film genres history and theory /Nick Browne, editorBerkeley, Calif. University of California Pressc19981 online resource (xiv, 326 p. )ill. ;Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-520-20731-9 0-520-20730-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Reusable packaging: generic products and the recycling process / Rick Altman -- Melodrama revised / Linda Williams -- World War II and the Hollywood "war film" / Thomas Schatz -- Lounge time: postwar crises and the chronotype of film noir / Vivian Sobchak -- "Democracy and burnt cork": the end of blackface, the beginning of civil rights / Michael Rogin -- Genre anxiety and racial representation in 1970s cinema / George Lipsitz -- Monster roundup: reintegrating the horror genre / David J. Russell -- "God bless juries!" / Carol J. Clover -- The genre of nature: ceremonies of innocence / Leo Braudy.This collection of essays by leading American film scholars charts a whole new territory in genre film criticism. Rather than assuming that genres are self-evident categories, the contributors offer innovative ways to think about types of films, and patterns within films, in a historical context. Challenging familiar attitudes, the essays offer new conceptual frameworks and a fresh look at how popular culture functions in American society. The range of essays is exceptional, from David J. Russell's insights into the horror genre to Carol J. Clover's provocative take on "trial films" to Leo Braudy's argument for the subject of nature as a genre. Also included are essays on melodrama, race, film noir, and the industrial context of genre production. The contributors confront the poststructuralist critique of genre head-on; together they are certain to shape future debates concerning the viability and vitality of genre in studying American cinema.ACLS Humanities E-Book.Film genresUnited StatesFilm genresUnited StatesFilmHILCCMusic, Dance, Drama & FilmHILCCFilm genresFilm genresFilmMusic, Dance, Drama & Film791.43/6Browne Nick, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBrowne Nick679349American Council of Learned Societies.NyNyACLNyNyACLBOOK996248207503316Refiguring American film genres2416369UNISA