{"product_id":"persistence-of-whiteness","title":"Persistence of Whiteness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Persistence of Whiteness\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the representation and narration of race in contemporary Hollywood cinema. Ideologies of class, ethnicity, gender, nation and sexuality are central concerns as are the growth of the business of filmmaking. Focusing on representations of Black, Asian, Jewish, Latina\/o and Native Americans identities, this collection also shows how whiteness is a fact everywhere in contemporary Hollywood cinema, crossing audiences, authors, genres, studios and styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together essays from respected film scholars, the collection covers a wide range of important films, including\u003cem\u003e Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Color Purple, Star Wars \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/em\u003e Essays also consider genres from the western to blaxploitation and new black cinema; provocative filmmakers such as Melvin Van Peebles and Steven Spielberg and stars including Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Lopez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Bernardi provides an in-depth introduction, comprehensive bibliography and a helpful glossary of terms, thus providing students with an accessible and topical collection on race and ethnicity in contemporary cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233659048280,"sku":"9780415774123","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415774123.jpg?v=1779169553","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/persistence-of-whiteness","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}