Ortner Not Hollywood

Independent Film at the Twilight of the American Dream
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-8223-9968-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten

The pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner explores the culture and practices of independent filmmaking in the U.S., arguing that during the past three decades, independent cinema has provided vital cultural critique.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ortner, Sherry B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Notes for the Reader xiii

Introduction 1

1. Making Independence 29

2. Dark Indies 59

3. Making the Scene 91

4. Moral Ambiguity 121

5. Making Value 147

6. Film Feminism 173

7. Making Films 199

8. Politics 229

9. Conclusions 259

Filmography 273

Notes 285

References 299

Index 315

Über Autor(innen)

Sherry B. Ortner is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at UCLA. She is the author of numerous books including New Jersey Dreaming: Capital, Culture, and the Class of ’58 and Anthropology and Social Theory: Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject, both published by Duke University Press.