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Film Violence : History, Ideology, Genre.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (152 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780231502207
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Film ViolenceDDC classification:
  • 791.43655
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.V5 .K463 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. What Do We Mean by 'Film Violence'? -- 2. A History of Film Violence -- 3. Violence and Genre: The Western, Horror, and Action Film -- 4. Case Study: Violence and the New American Cinema -- Notes -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: A concise and accessible introduction to the role of violence from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural, and industrial contexts.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. What Do We Mean by 'Film Violence'? -- 2. A History of Film Violence -- 3. Violence and Genre: The Western, Horror, and Action Film -- 4. Case Study: Violence and the New American Cinema -- Notes -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index.

A concise and accessible introduction to the role of violence from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural, and industrial contexts.

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