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American film satire in the 1990s : Hollywood subversion / Johan Nilsson.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.C55 N55 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nilsson, Johan, 1979-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comedy films--United States--History and criticism.
- Comedy films.
- United States.
- Satire.
- Genre:
- Satire.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Summary:
- This study examines how a particular selection of films turned American cultural material of the 1990s into satirical experiences for viewers and finds that there are elements of resistance to norms and conventions in politics, to mainstream news channels and Hollywood, and to official American history already embedded in the culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1137300981
- 9781137300980
- OCLC:
- 825047346
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