Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness Political Messages in Feature Films Edited by Michael Haas
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Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness | 5 → Part I Defining the “Political Film”
Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness | 67 → Part II How Films Define the Political
Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness | vii → Table 3.1 Typology of Film Types 5.1 Comparing Six Films 8.1 A Statistical Comparison between Portrayals of Thai Characters in Films Made in Thailand, the United States, and Other Countries 8.2 Classification of Films about Vietnam by Theme and by Decade
Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness About the author(s)/editor(s) Michael Haas (Ph.D., Stanford University) is President of the Political Film Society and Adjunct Professor at California Polytechnic University, Pomona. He was previously at the University of Hawai ‛ i for 35 years. He has edited and authored over 40 books on government and politics. In 2010, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hollywood raises political consciousness: political messages in feature films / edited by Michael Haas. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Motion pictures—Political aspects—United States. 2. Politics in motion pictures. 3. United States—Politics and government—21st century. 4. United States—Politics and government—20th century. I. Haas, Michael, editor of compilation. PN1995.9.P6H65 791.43’6581—dc23 2014013727 ISBN 978
Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness
Political Messages in Feature Films
Edited by Michael Haas
The volume is divided into two parts: Part One focuses on defining political films while Part Two looks at how «politics» is defined within films. Contributors find several ways of defining «political films», but agree that while the messages in films may often seem progressive, they are usually quite conservative, with the aim of making as much money as possible for the people financing the films.
The book provides a history of political film and identifies several hundred films with specific political messages.
Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness About the book Feature films are jam-packed with political messages. This volume provides the tools for analyzing the politics embedded in films. Contributors reveal how subliminal messages are a clue to how the public perceives political reality through otherwise entertaining feature films. The volume is divided into two parts: Part One focuses on defining political films while Part Two looks at how “politics” is defined within films. Contributors find several ways of defining “political films,” but agree that while the