Media - Cultural Studies

Public Diplomacy in Global Communication: Theories and Models [Paperback]

Zhou Qing'an (Author)

£60.00

ISBN: 9781626430709
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
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The book believes that the formation of public diplomacy must be based on the background and ideological of global communication. Therefore, the impact of global political and cultural characteristics can be clearly seen on the policy behaviors of... .... Learn More

History by HBO: Televising the American Past [Hardback]

Rebecca Weeks (Author)

£25.50

ISBN: 9780813195308
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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The television industry is changing, and with it, the small screen's potential to engage in debate and present valuable representations of American history. Founded in 1972, HBO has been at the forefront of these changes, leading the way for many ... .... Learn More

City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures [Paperback]

Bernard F. Dick (Author)

£20.50

ISBN: 9780813153445
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Horror films. Deanna Durbin musicals. Francis the talking mule. Ma and Pa Kettle. Ross Hunter weepies. Theme parks. ET. Apollo 13. These are only a few of the many faces of Universal Pictures. In February 1906 Carl Laemmle, German immigrant and fo... .... Learn More

That's Entertainment: Spectacle, Amusement, and Leisure Culture [Paperback]

Michele Fadda (Editor); Sara Pesce (Editor)

£23.00

ISBN: 9788869771798
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Out of Series
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The 20th century witnessed the collapse of the traditional separation between the realm of 'official' culture and that of 'popular' entertainment. This event produced dramatic consequences at all levels of social life in the West, especially in th... .... Learn More

Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood [Paperback]

Bernard F. Dick (Author)

£18.00

ISBN: 9780813151359
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
From Double Indemnity to The Godfather, the stories behind some of the greatest films ever made pale beside the story of the studio that made them. In the golden age of Hollywood, Paramount was one of the Big Five studios. Gulf +... .... Learn More

Radical Innocence: A Critical Study of the Hollywood Ten [Paperback]

Bernard F. Dick (Author)

£18.00

ISBN: 9780813151342
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
On October 30, 1947, the House Committee on Un-American Activities concluded the first round of hearings on the allege Communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hollywood was ordered to "clean its own house," and ten witnesses who had... .... Learn More

Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir [Paperback]

Andrew Dickos (Author)

£21.50

ISBN: 9780813152196
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Flourishing in the United States during the 1940s and 50s, the bleak, violent genre of filmmaking known as film noir reflected the attitudes of writers and auteur directors influenced by the events of the turbulent mid-twentieth century. Films suc... .... Learn More

Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting [Paperback]

Alan Sullivan (Author); Tom Leach (Author); Joe Cox (Author)

£16.00

ISBN: 9780813154619
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
As one of the first voices of the University of Kentucky men's basketball program, Claude Sullivan (1924-1967) became a nationally known sportscasting pioneer. His career followed Kentucky's rise to prominence as he announced the first four NCAA c... .... Learn More

Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio [Paperback]

Bernard F. Dick (Editor)

£20.50

ISBN: 9780813152158
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The recent $3.4 billion purchase of Columbia Pictures by Sony Corporation focused attention on a studio that had survived one of Hollywood's worst scandals under David Begelman, as well as ownership by Coca-Cola and David Puttnam's misguided attem... .... Learn More

The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures [Paperback]

Bernard F. Dick (Author)

£18.00

ISBN: 9780813152097
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Ben Hecht called him "White Fang," and director Charles Vidor took him to court for verbal abuse. The image of Harry Cohn as vulgarian is such a part of Hollywood lore that it is hard to believe there were other Harry Cohns: the only studio presid... .... Learn More