Marxism Goes to the Movies
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781138677876
Subjects: Motion pictures, political aspects; Motion pictures, social aspects
Description: "This book provides a long-awaited account of how Marxism has shaped both the medium of film and the study of film. It covers key concepts that anyone studying film needs to engage with, as well as key theorists (both within and beyond film studies) and provides an historical perspective on the development of Marxism and film. Author Mike Wayne argues the need to de-reify how we look at film, link text to context, consciousness to social being, industrial strategies to cultural struggle and assesses new technological, cultural and political trends historically"--