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The matter of images : essays on representation / Richard Dyer.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.H55 D93 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dyer, Richard, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Social aspects.
- Motion pictures.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media.
- Homosexuality and motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 183 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Summary:
- "The Matter of Images" explores what "representation" means, analyzing images in terms of why they matter, what they are made of and the material realities they refer to. Richard Dyer moves from considerations of strongly negative representations of "out" groups to representations of dominant groups in society--men, heterosexuals, whites. His discussion encompasses the eclectic texts of contemporary culture, from royalty to dykes, politically correct labels, representations of Empire and films such as "Gilda, Papillon," and "Night of the Living Dead." This second edition features a new article on serial killers, along with a new introduction.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1993.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415254949
- 0415254957
- OCLC:
- 49785336
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