{"product_id":"9781952271762-american-energy-cinema-energy-and-society","title":"American Energy Cinema","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores how Hollywood movies have portrayed energy from the early film era to the present. Looking at classics like \u003cem\u003eSilkwood\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThere Will Be Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, and quirkier fare like \u003cem\u003eA Is for Atom\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eConvoy\u003c\/em\u003e, the book argues that films have both reflected existing beliefs and conjured new visions about the role of energy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorians investigate the relationships between film, culture, and energy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Energy Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Hollywood movies have portrayed energy from the early film era to the present. Looking at classics like \u003ci\u003eGiant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilkwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThere Will Be Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMatewan\u003c\/i\u003e, and at quirkier fare like \u003ci\u003eA Is for Atom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConvoy\u003c\/i\u003e, it argues that films have both reflected existing beliefs and conjured new visions for Americans about the role of energy in their lives and their history. \u003cp\u003e The essays in this collection show how film provides a unique and informative lens to understand perceptions of energy production, consumption, and infrastructure networks. By placing films that prominently feature energy within historical context and analyzing them as historical objects, the contributing authors demonstrate how energy systems of all kinds are both integral to the daily life of Americans and inextricable from larger societal changes and global politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55611226423670,"sku":"9781952271762","price":24.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_37624675_c36b8c72-5124-43c5-939b-44451bdfaef0.jpg?v=1762224205","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781952271762-american-energy-cinema-energy-and-society","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}