{"product_id":"it-happened-one-night-isbn-9781405173889","title":"It Happened One Night","description":"A movie that swept the 1934 Academy Awards and captivated Depression-era America, \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e challenged the ways Americans imagined marriage, romance, gender, and class difference. This book examines key scenes and formal features of \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and explores its lasting importance in film history and in cultural studies.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsideration of the film’s role in establishing the genre of the romantic comedy film\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigations into the film’s persistent sexuality and its creativity in avoiding Depression-era censorship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishment of the cultural, economic, and political context of a film that directly addresses the Depression and class issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExploration of how the film invokes and develops the stardom of Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert and how this stardom intersects with the film’s topics of gender, genre, sexuality, and class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Introduction. \u003cp\u003e1.Rules and Unruliness: Screwball Comedy and the Road Movie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Production Code and the Wall of Jericho.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Contexts: Capra, Class, and Depression-Era America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Stardom: Gable and Colbert\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Filled with clearly explained theory, it is an exemplary guide for film students and teachers. Its shrewd reading of the film empowers the text; the meticulous research and subtle analysis is sophisticated enough for high level readers yet accessible enough for those new to the field. ... This book is not just for lovers of Capra, Gable, or even 'old films'—the concepts of gender, class, stardom, and censorship developed in this text are pertinent for any film buff.\" (\u003ci\u003eM\/C Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010) \u003cb\u003eLinda Mizejewski\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Women’s Studies at Ohio State University.  What you really want to watch.  \u003cp\u003e There are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere—they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social identity.  This new ‘teachable canon’ of film and television introduces students to alternative classics that range from silent film to \u003ci\u003eCSI. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eIts most famous prop is a blanket, and its star endorsement was that real men do not wear undershirts. The humble and even corny touchstones of Frank Capra’s Academy-Award winning 1934 comedy \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e belie its power and consequential status in the history of classic Hollywood cinema.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThrough mad-cap action, spunky heroines, gender politics, and class\/gender conflicts, \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e invites discussion of film history, the studio system, and the problems posed by sound cinema for early-1930s censorship codes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA strong case study for teaching American Depression Era history, and film genre development.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eUpcoming books in the series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Vice\u003c\/i\u003e by James Lyons\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e by Derek Kompare \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/i\u003e by Alison McCracken \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/i\u003e by Christina Lane \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTop Hat\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Evans \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHairspray\u003c\/i\u003e by Dana Heller \u003c\/p\u003e  “Mizejewski is marvelously alert to the romance, sex, class feeling and star power that made \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e a landmark comedy. An indispensable guide to what “It” is all about.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaria DiBattista, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Linda Mizejewski's \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e, like Frank Capra's, is tough-minded and tender, politically and discursively astute, yet open to the humor and mystery of \"young people in love.\"  Her command of the scholarship is impressive, her prose is nimble and sharp.  A landmark study of a landmark film.\"  \u003ci\u003eLeland Poague, Iowa State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“What a wonderful read!  Mizejewski’s witty and lucid study of \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e offers a knowledgeable introduction not only to this important film but to the genre of romantic comedy and the scholarship it has inspired.”  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen Rowe Karlyn, University of Oregon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989484093669,"sku":"NP9781405173889","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405173889.jpg?v=1761784287","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/it-happened-one-night-isbn-9781405173889","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}