Cinematic Geographies and Multicultural Spectatorship in America

Corbin, Amy Lynn

Exploration, intertwined with home-seeking, has always defined America. Corbin argues that films about significant cultural landscapes in America evoke a sense of travel for their viewers. These virtual travel experiences from the mid-1970s through the 1990s built a societal map of "popular multiculturalism" through a movie-going experience.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-10-25

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137482662

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-47971-6

Dimensions: 216.0cm x140.0cm

Pages: 310.0