{"product_id":"hollywood-speaks-out-isbn-9781405178990","title":"Hollywood Speaks Out","description":"\u003ci\u003eHollywood Speaks Out\u003c\/i\u003e explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores why Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized around such important issues as poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the relevance and the impact of feature films from \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWALL-E\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Overview 8\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBut who will come to see it?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 War 26\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHell for whom?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Anti-Semitism 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSome of my best friends . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Prison and Justice Systems 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNot separate but unequal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Labor–Management 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhose side are you on?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Poverty 102\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnyone can play\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Racism 124\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRecipe for superiority\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Politics 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe good and the bad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Homophobia 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho’s a bigot?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Technology 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCan we beat the machine?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Sexism 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eProtecting old boys’ egos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Hide or Seek 234\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOther genres: Will Hollywood shut up or speak up? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Readings 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Hilliard\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at a number of universities throughout his career as a film and communication studies scholar, Dr. Hilliard was Chief of the Public Broadcasting Branch of the Federal Communications Commission and was Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eWriting for Television, Radio, and New Media\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and with co-author Michael Keith, \u003ci\u003eThe Broadcast Century and Beyond: A History of U.S. Radio and Television\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); \u003ci\u003eThe Quieted Voice: The Rise and Demise of Localism in American Radio\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eDirty Discourse: Sex and Indecency in Broadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell 2006). In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. \u003ci\u003eHollywood Speaks Out\u003c\/i\u003e explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms . Organized around issues that map the culture wars of the past and the present moment--poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia--this engaging text captures American cultural and social history in cinematic real-time--from \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoys Don’t Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e to  \u003ci\u003eSilkwood\u003c\/i\u003e,  \u003ci\u003eSyriana\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTransamerica\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989367734501,"sku":"NP9781405178990","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405178990.jpg?v=1761783839","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hollywood-speaks-out-isbn-9781405178990","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}