Subverting Mainstream Narratives in the Reagan Era [electronic resource] : Giving Power to the People /
Donnelly, Ashley M.author.
Subverting Mainstream Narratives in the Reagan Era explores how artists, novelists, and directors were able to present narratives of strong dissent in popular culture during the Reagan Era. Using but subverting the tools of mainstream novels and films, these visionaries' works were featured alongside other books in major bookstores and promoted alongside blockbusters in movie theatres across the country. Ashley M. Donnelly discusses how the artists accomplished this, why it is so important, and how new artists can use these techniques in today's homogenous and mundane media.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Violence, Power, and Control -- 2. Reagan's America -- 3. Blank Fiction -- 4. Less Than Zero -- 5. Blank Film -- 6. Full Metal Jacket -- 7. The Serial Killer -- 8. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer -- 9. American Psycho -- 10. Following the Threads of Blank Works in the 1990s -- 11. Conclusion.
Subverting Mainstream Narratives in the Reagan Era explores how artists, novelists, and directors were able to present narratives of strong dissent in popular culture during the Reagan Era. Using but subverting the tools of mainstream novels and films, these visionaries' works were featured alongside other books in major bookstores and promoted alongside blockbusters in movie theatres across the country. Ashley M. Donnelly discusses how the artists accomplished this, why it is so important, and how new artists can use these techniques in today's homogenous and mundane media.
United States-Study and teaching.
Motion pictures-United States.
America-Literatures.
Popular Culture.
Communication.
American Culture.
American Cinema and TV.
North American Literature.
Popular Culture .
Media and Communication.