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Shot in America
Chon A. Noriega
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Description for Shot in America
paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Redefines media history through Chicano film and television.
One of the most influential figures in ethnic media studies takes direct aim at how Chicano filmmaking has been represented in the history of media in the United States. Shot in America tackles seemingly intractable dilemmas involving the political and market functions of film and TV to provide a definitive response to the debates over cultural and racial identity that have embroiled media and cultural studies over the past two decades.
Noriega offers a compelling and detailed description of an enormous body of work by Chicano media makers against the backdrop of Chicano ... Read moreNoriega reveals the ways in which Chicano and other minority protests both emerged within and were regulated by the very institutions that excluded them. Shot in America is a study with broad implications for our understanding of cultural politics and the entertainment industries. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816629312
SKU
V9780816629312
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About Chon A. Noriega
Chon A. Noriega is associate professor of critical studies in the Department of Film and Television at UCLA and editor ofVisible Nations (May, 2000; see page 26). Noriega is also the editor of Urban Exile: Collected Writings of Harry Gamboa Jr. and Chicanos and Film.
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