Camera Politica

The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film

Author: Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner Series: A Midland Book

--Teaching PhilosophyCamera Politica is a comprehensive study of Hollywood film during a period of tremendous change in American history, a period that witnessed the end of the American empire, crises in the economy, a failure of political leadership, loss at war, and the rise of the Right.

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... a modern mythography, a study of contemporary Hollywood films based on the tools offered by feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxist cultural theory, and deconstruction." -Village Voice

Solidly thought-out observation of the films of the 70's and 80's that comment on the system." -Audience

... intelligent, open advocacy. Its responsible arrangement of carefully described cultural materials will challenge students and instructors alike." -Teaching Philosophy

Camera Politica is a comprehensive study of Hollywood film during a period of tremendous change in American history, a period that witnessed the end of the American empire, crises in the economy, a failure of political leadership, loss at war, and the rise of the Right.

About the Author

Michael Ryan is Professor of English at Northeastern University, where he teaches courses in American Literature and Culture, American Film, and Literary Theory. As well as "Literary Theory: An Anthology," his books include "Marxism and Deconstruction, Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary American Film" (with Douglas Kellner), and "Politics and Culture: Working Hypotheses for a Post-Revolutionary Society."