1st Edition
The Political Economy of Hollywood Capitalist Power and Cultural Production
By James McMahon
Copyright 2022
288 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In Hollywood, the goals of art and business are entangled. Directors, writers, actors, and idealistic producers aspire to make the best films possible. These aspirations often interact with the dominant firms that control Hollywood film distribution. This control of distribution is crucial as it enables the firms and other large businesses involved, such as banks that offer financing, to... Read more
1 Introduction
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2 The economics-politics separation and Marxism
3 Capital and the study of mass culture
4 A power theory of mass culture
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5 Applying the capital-as-power approach to Hollywood
6 The risk of aesthetic overproduction
7 The Rise of a Confident Hollywood
8 The institution of high-concept cinema
9 Conclusion
Biography
James McMahon currently teaches at the University of Toronto, Canada. His main research interests are the Hollywood film business, New Hollywood cinema, social theories of mass culture, political economic theory, and the relationship between institutional power and cultural practices.
