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OverviewLos Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958–1977 explores how documentarians working between the election of John F. Kennedy and the Bicentennial created conflicting visions of the recent and more distant American past. Drawing on a wide range of primary documents, Joshua Glick analyzes the films of Hollywood documentarians such as David Wolper and Mel Stuart, along with lesser-known independents and activists such as Kent Mackenzie, Lynne Littman, and Jesús Salvador Treviño. While the former group reinvigorated a Cold War cultural liberalism, the latter group advocated for social justice in a city plagued by severe class stratification and racial segregation. Glick examines how mainstream and alternative filmmakers turned to the archives, civic institutions, and production facilities of Los Angeles in order to both change popular understandings of the city and shape the social consciousness of the nation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joshua GlickPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780520293700ISBN 10: 0520293703 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 19 January 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction. Beyond Fiction: Institutions of the Real Los Angeles Part One. New Frontier Visions in the Light and Shadow of Hollywood, 1958-1964 1. Studio Documentary in the Kennedy Era: Wolper Productions Begins 2. Downtown Development and the Endeavors of Filmmaker Kent Mackenzie Part Two. After theWatts Uprising: Community Media from the Top Down and the Bottom Up, 1965-1973 3. The Rise of Minority Storytelling: Network News, Public Television, and Independent Collectives 4. Hard Lessons in Hollywood Civics: Managing the Crisis of the Liberal Consensus 5. Wattstax and the Transmedia Soul Economy Part Three. Bicentennial Screens, 1974-1977 6. Roots/Routes of American Identity 7. Numbering Our Days in Los Angeles, USA Conclusion: The 1984 Olympics and the Neoliberalization of Culture Notes Selected Bibliography IndexReviewsThe book is an encouragement to engage, now, with documentaries being made at the grassroots level by activist filmmakers and collectives, rather than waiting for the glossy, neutered account of the struggle. --Nora Stone Los Angeles Review of Books Documentary makers who value the opportunity to understand how films of that era got made, and how the production and distribution practices established then continue to influence the market today, will profit greatly from reading this book. --Betsy McLane Documentary The book is an encouragement to engage, now, with documentaries being made at the grassroots level by activist filmmakers and collectives, rather than waiting for the glossy, neutered account of the struggle. -- Nora Stone * Los Angeles Review of Books * Documentary makers who value the opportunity to understand how films of that era got made, and how the production and distribution practices established then continue to influence the market today, will profit greatly from reading this book. -- Betsy McLane * Documentary * Author InformationJoshua Glick is Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies at Hendrix College, where he teaches courses on documentary, early cinema, and new media formations. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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