Abject Spaces in American Cinema

Frances Pheasant-Kelly

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2013

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American cinema abounds with films set in prisons, asylums, hospitals and other institutions. Exploring the abject through issues as diverse as racism, mental illness or the preservation of bodies for organ donation, this book analyses a range of films including "The Shawshank Redemption: (1994), "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) and "Girl, Interrupted".

ISBN-13
9781848855977
ISBN-10
1848855974
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year
2013
Publication date
2013-05-21
Pages
288
Dimensions
219x144x28
Weight
480