Beyond the Stars Stock characters in American popular film

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Beyond the Stars Stock characters in American popular film

Author	: Paul Loukides
File Size	: 51,8 Mb
Publisher	: Popular Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 29 May 1990
ISBN	: 087972479X
Pages	: 268 pages

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Beyond the Stars Stock characters in American popular film by Paul Loukides Book PDF Summary

Beyond the Stars contains 20 essays on stock characters, and character conventions which neatly divide into four categories: ethnic and racial stereotyping; social classis; professions; and the idiosyncratic type. Stock figures in American movies are part of our cultural heritage; they deserve an honored place in theliterature of film and popular culture.

Beyond the Stars Stock characters in American popular film by Paul Loukides,Linda K. Fuller

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Beyond the Stars Themes and ideologies in American popular film by Paul Loukides,Linda K. Fuller

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Beyond the Stars The material world in American popular film by Paul Loukides,Linda K. Fuller

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Beyond the Stars Locales in American popular film by Paul Loukides,Linda K. Fuller

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As one of our country's major social problems, homelessness is often in the news. The media tend to portray the homeless as drunk, stoned, crazy, or sick individuals—a portrayal that is only partly accurate and represents an obstacle to our understanding of the wider social implications of this complex

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