The American Midwest in Film and Literature Nostalgia, Violence, and Regionalism / Adam R. Ochonicky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ochonicky, Adam R., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures, American.

Motion pictures--United States.

Motion pictures.

Violence in motion pictures--United States.

Violence in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 256 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Adam R. Ochonicky gives a critical overview of the Midwest's symbolic and often contradictory meanings in film and literature. Starting with the frontier writings of Frederick Jackson Turner, this book examines Midwestern film and literary texts stretching from the late-19th century through the beginning of the 21st century.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Nostalgia and Regionalism

Part I: Twentieth-Century Narratives of Nostalgia and the Midwest

1. Nostalgic Spatiality

2. Spatial Constriction, Race, and Midwestern Stagnation

3. Nostalgic Violence, Nebulous Spaces, and Blank Identities

Part II: The Millennial Midwest on Film

4. Masculinity, Race, and Violence

5. Locating Sincerity, Disillusionment, and Paranoia

6. Nostalgic Atonement

Conclusion: Nostalgic Frontiers

Afterword: Regionalism and Politics

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780253045997

0253045991

9780253046000

0253046009

9780253045980

OCLC:

1142310783