American Cinema  (tagged articles)

Recycled Tropes and the Persistence of Islamophobia in American Films

Meagen Tajalle - In this essay, I provide a content analysis of commercially and critically successful films that perpetuate popularized Islamophobia, which is often masked as irreconcilable religious and cultural difference although it has in fact been consistently manufactured and... Keep Reading »

The Sanctity and Disgust of the Female Body in Rosemary's Baby

Leina Hsu - This paper explores the woman’s body as a site of sanctity and disgust in the film Rosemary’s Baby. The character of Rosemary Woodhouse is depicted as a pure, virtuous, and feminine figure. She is positioned against other corrupted, sinful women, which... Keep Reading »

An Examination of Native Americans in Film and Rise of Native Filmmakers

Julia Boyd - This paper explored the role of Native Americans in the Hollywood film industry and their actions to establish authentic representations of their population and culture in the media. Using academic literature, film analyses, and contemporary film reviews and articles... Keep Reading »

Living with Evil: Crime and Sexuality in Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown

Joel S. Kempson - Through the late 1960s the French New Wave became a pronounced and significant factor in the creation and development of Hollywood films. Such movements had gained popularity through an ability to engage with a younger audience by means of a more youthful focus, by... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword American Cinema is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Popular Culture
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Recycled Tropes and the Persistence of Islamophobia in American Films
By Meagen Tajalle
In this essay, I provide a content analysis of commercially and critically successful films that perpetuate popularized Islamophobia, which is often masked as irreconcilable religious and cultural difference although it has in fact been consistently... Read Article »
Islamophobia Popular Culture Film Studies Film Criticism American Cinema War on Terror
Women's Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
The Sanctity and Disgust of the Female Body in Rosemary's Baby
By Leina Hsu
This paper explores the woman’s body as a site of sanctity and disgust in the film Rosemary’s Baby. The character of Rosemary Woodhouse is depicted as a pure, virtuous, and feminine figure. She is positioned against other corrupted,... Read Article »
Cinema American Cinema Women's Studies Roman Polanski Female Body
American Cinema
2015, Vol. 6 No. 1
An Examination of Native Americans in Film and Rise of Native Filmmakers
By Julia Boyd
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
This paper explored the role of Native Americans in the Hollywood film industry and their actions to establish authentic representations of their population and culture in the media. Using academic literature, film analyses, and contemporary film... Read Article »
Native Americans Whitewashing Minorities Film Stereotypes Stereotyping Redface Ethnocentrism American Cinema
American Cinema
2015, Vol. 7 No. 03
Living with Evil: Crime and Sexuality in Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown
By Joel S. Kempson
Through the late 1960s the French New Wave became a pronounced and significant factor in the creation and development of Hollywood films. Such movements had gained popularity through an ability to engage with a younger audience by means of a more... Read Article »
Bonnie And Clyde Chinatown American Cinema Hollywood Foucault Film Noir
Post Classical Era
2010, Vol. 2 No. 03
The Breakdown of Censorship in American Cinema
By William K. Boland
In America, the years from 1946 to 1962, labeled the “post classical era” of cinema, were years in a state of transition. American culture was simply unstoppable and alive, constantly changing and growing toward a more open society.... Read Article »
American Cinema Post Classical Era Censorship Sexuality Violence Language The Exorcist The Last Picture Show Sunday Bloody Sunday Film

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