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Hollywood Highbrow: From Entertainment to Art (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology),Used
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Today's moviegoers and critics generally consider some Hollywood productseven some blockbustersto be legitimate works of art. But during the first half century of motion pictures very few Americans would have thought to call an American movie 'art.' Up through the 1950s, American movies were regarded as a form of popular, even lowerclass, entertainment. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, viewers were regularly judging Hollywood films by artistic criteria previously applied only to high art forms. In Hollywood Highbrow, Shyon Baumann for the first time tells how social and cultural forces radically changed the public's perceptions of American movies just as those forces were radically changing the movies themselves.The development in the United States of an appreciation of film as an art was, Baumann shows, the product of large changes in Hollywood and American society as a whole. With the postwar rise of television, American movie audiences shrank dramatically and Hollywood responded by appealing to richer and more educated viewers. Around the same time, European ideas about the director as artist, an easing of censorship, and the development of arthouse cinemas, film festivals, and the academic field of film studies encouraged the idea that some American moviesand not just European onesdeserved to be considered art.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Hollywood Highbrow'? A: 'Hollywood Highbrow' explores how social and cultural forces transformed the perception of American movies from mere entertainment to recognized art forms, particularly during the mid-20th century.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The book 'Hollywood Highbrow' is authored by Shyon Baumann.
- Q: When was 'Hollywood Highbrow' published? A: 'Hollywood Highbrow' was published on October 14, 2007.
- Q: What is the condition of the book being offered? A: The book is listed as 'New' and is described as a used book in good condition.
- Q: What is the format of the book? A: 'Hollywood Highbrow' is available in hardcover format.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 248 pages.
- Q: What category does this book belong to? A: 'Hollywood Highbrow' falls under the category of Performing Arts.
- Q: Is there any material specified for the book? A: There is no specific material mentioned for this book.
- Q: What kind of reader would benefit from this book? A: Readers interested in cultural sociology, film studies, and the evolution of Hollywood's artistic recognition would find this book particularly insightful.
- Q: Are there any notable features of the book? A: One notable feature is its examination of the shift in Hollywood's image and the influence of social changes on film appreciation.