{"product_id":"american-film-history-selected-readings-1960-to-the-present-9781118475126","title":"American Film History: Selected Readings, 1960 to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the American underground film to the blockbuster superhero, this authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the core issues and developments in American cinematic history during the second half of the twentieth-century through the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders essential subjects that have shaped the American film industry--from the impact of television and CGI to the rise of independent and underground film; from the impact of the civil rights, feminist and LGBT movements to that of 9\/11.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a student-friendly structure dividing coverage into the periods 1960-1975, 1976-1990, and 1991 to the present day, each of which opens with an historical overview\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together a rich and varied selection of contributions by established film scholars, combining broad historical, social, and political contexts with detailed analysis of individual films, including \u003ci\u003eMidnight Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNashville, Cat Ballou\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKiller of Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Dust, Nothing But a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAli\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider, The Conversation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLongtime Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix, The War Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e films, and selected avant-garde and documentary films, among many others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional online resources, such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies, for both general and specialized courses, will be available online.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMay be used alongside \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960\u003c\/i\u003e to provide an authoritative study of American cinema from its earliest days through the new millennium\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, \u003cb\u003eCindy Lucia\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRoy Grundmann\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eArt Simon\u003c\/b\u003e are the editors of the four volume reference work, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film (2012), \u003c\/i\u003eof this volume and its companion, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960\u003c\/i\u003e ( both 2016), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Lucia\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Director of Film and Media Studies at Rider University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eFraming Female Lawyers: Women on Trial in Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and writes for \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e film magazine, where she has served on the editorial board for more than two decades. Her most recent research includes essays that appear in \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Woody Allen\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2013), \u003ci\u003eModern British Drama on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and \u003ci\u003eLaw, Culture and Visual Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Grundmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Film Studies at Boston University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAndy Warhol's Blow Job\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Michael Haneke\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley 2010). He is Contributing Editor of \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e and has published essays in a range of prestigious anthologies and journals, including \u003ci\u003eGLQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContinuum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Velvet Light Trap\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMillennium Film Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He has curated retrospectives on Michael Haneke, Andy Warhol, and Matthias M?ller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Simon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film Studies at Montclair State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Knowledge: The JFK Assassination in Art and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, 2013). He has curated two film exhibitions for the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York City and his work has been published in the edited collection \u003ci\u003e\"Un-American\" Hollywood: Politics and Film in the Blacklist Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and in the journal \u003ci\u003eAmerican Jewish History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848655114514,"sku":"9781118475126","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a61c7ed7-3e6e-4895-ac9e-197b11f61bd3.jpg?v=1737379654","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-film-history-selected-readings-1960-to-the-present-9781118475126","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}