Hooked : drug war films in Britain, Canada, and the United States / Susan C. Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Susan C., 1953-

Series:

Routledge advances in criminology ; 4.

Routledge advances in criminology ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Great Britain.

Motion pictures.

Great Britain.

Motion pictures--Canada.

Canada.

Motion pictures--United States.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

This book examines the ideological assumptions embedded in the narrative and imagery of drug films. Drawing on a sample of over one hundred films produced in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. from 1916 to 2005 whose focus is primarily on illegal drugs, trafficking, and their consequences, Boyd highlights specific films that represent past and contemporary illegal drug discourse about users, traffickers, criminal justice, and drug treatment.

Contents:

1 Moral Regulation, Film Censorship, and Law 10

2 Illegal-Drug Users and Addiction Narratives: The Early Film Years 30

3 The 60s On: Counterculture, Addiction-as-Disease, and Mandatory-Treatment Narratives 63

4 Ruptures in Addiction Narratives: Pleasure, Harm Reduction, Consumer Culture, and Regulation 93

5 Drug Dealers: A Nation Under Siege 112

6 Vilified Women and Maternal Myths 146

7 Challenges to the Drug War: 1980 to 2006 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-240) and index.

ISBN:

9780415957069

0415957060

OCLC:

167507863