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The films of James Cameron : critical essays
- Title
- The films of James Cameron : critical essays / edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- ix, 229 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The works of James Cameron have had a profound effect upon popular culture and the technology of moviemaking. This collection of essays on Cameron's films, written by a diverse group of scholars from a wide range of disciplines, provides a comprehensive exploration of the work and legacy of one of America's foremost filmmakers"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Cameron, James, 1954- > Criticism and interpretation
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: persistence of visions-approaching the films of James Cameron / Stephen McVeigh and Matthew Wilhelm Kapell -- Surveying James Cameron's reluctant political commentaries: 1984-2009 / Stephen McVeigh and Matthew Wilhelm Kapell -- Fighting the history wars on the big screen: from The terminator to Avatar / Ace G. Pilkington -- "She's a goddam liar": perspectives on the truth in Aliens and Titanic / Andrew B. R. Elliott -- Art, image and spectacle in high concept cinema / Bruce Isaacs -- "You have to look with better eyes than that": a filmmaker's ambivalence to technology / Elizabeth Rosen -- "So what's your story?" morphing myths and feminizing archetypes from The terminator to Avatar / Dean Conrad -- Between Aliens and Avatar: mapping the shifting terrain of the struggle for women's rights / Elisa Narminio and Matthew Wilhelm Kapell -- Terminators, Aliens, and Avatars: the emergence of archetypal homosexual themes in a filmmaker's imagination / Roger Kaufman -- "I see you": colonial narratives and the act of seeing in Avatar / John James and Tom Ue -- Gonzalo Guerrero and the Maya resistance to the Spanish Conquistadors: a sixteenth century "Avatar" of Avatar / C. Scott Littleton -- Conclusion: seeing the films of James Cameron mythically / Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh.
- Call Number
- MWES (Cameron, J.) 11-8891
- ISBN
- 9780786462797 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786462795 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011033689
- OCLC
- YBP 2011033689
- Title
- The films of James Cameron : critical essays / edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Kapell, Matthew.McVeigh, Stephen.
- Research Call Number
- MWES (Cameron, J.) 11-8891