Political Scenes from the American Cultural Landscape /
First Statement of Responsibility
by Bruce Baum.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (304 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Keep on Rockin' in the Free World -- 2. Humpday, Soul Power, and the Politics of Hip -- 3. The Hero America Deserves? The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and the Liberalism of Fear -- 4. Apes, Humans, and Other animals: Project Nim and rise of the planet of the apes -- 5. Hollywood's Crisis of Capitalism: Inside Job, The Company Men, and the myth of a good capitalism -- 6. Occupy Wall Street, Steve Jobs's "Genius," and Mad Men: Reflections on the American Democratic Imagination -- 7. Hollywood on Race and Racism in the Age of Obama -- 8. President Barack Obama and the "White Problem."
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In The Post-Liberal Imagination , Bruce Baum approaches American liberalism 'in a critical spirit' by examining the relationship between popular culture and politics. The book analyzes movies, television, and popular music to rethink the liberal views of democracy, equality, racism, dissent, and animal rights in the Bush-Obama era