Excavating Indiana Jones : essays on the films and franchise / edited by Randy Laist.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laist, Randy, 1974- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indiana Jones films--History and criticism.

Indiana Jones films.

Jones, Indiana (Fictitious character).

Archaeology in motion pictures.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

"With his signature bullwhip and fedora, the rousing sounds of his orchestral anthem, and his eventful explorations into the arcana of world religions, Indiana Jones-archeologist, adventurer, and ophidiophobe-has become one of the most recognizable heroes of the big screen. Since his debut in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones has gone on to anchor several sequels, and a fifth film is currently in development. At the same time, the character has spilled out into multiple multimedia manifestations and has become a familiar icon within the collective cultural imagination. Despite the longevity and popularity of the Indiana Jones franchise, however, it has rarely been the focus of sustained criticism. In Excavating Indiana Jones, a collection of international scholars analyzes Indiana Jones tales from a variety of perspectives, examining the films' representation of history, cultural politics, and identity, and also tracing the adaptation of the franchise into comic books, video games, and theme park attractions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Situating Indy : American archaeologists, global ambitions and the interwar years / Andrew W. Bell

Fordian knots : Indiana Jones and the cinema of John Ford / Brian Brems

"You call this archaeology?" Indiana Jones and Hollywood's view on the nature of history / Ryan Staude

Translocations, cultural geography and anthropological imperialism in Raiders of the lost ark / Tatiana Prorokova

"I said no camels!" Indiana Jones and the catalogue of orientalism / Mat Hardy

The temple of orientalism / Debaditya Mukhopadhyay

The quest for "alien" indigenous knowledge in Indiana Jones and The kingdom of the crystal skull / Kasey Jones-Matrona

Indiana Jones and the crusade for authenticity / Siobhan Lyons

"I came to find my father" : Indiana Jones and the quest for the lost father / Kinda Wight

Indiana Jones as educated swashbuckler / Jennifer Crumley

"It belongs in a museum," or does it? Indiana Jones, artifactology and the afterlives of objects / Kerry Dodd

Raiders of the lost longbox : rediscovering the further adventures of Indiana Jones / Joseph S. Walker

The shadow of the archaeologist : archetypes of evil in Marvel's the further adventures of Indiana Jones / Brian A. Dixon

"We'll always have Iceland, Indy" : Indiana Jones and his adventures in video games / Carl Wilson

Indiana Jones and the theme park adventure / Sabrina Mittermeier.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476676920

1476676925

OCLC:

1128195011