{"product_id":"9781405194952","title":"Free and Easy? A Defining History of the American Film Musical Genre","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFree and Easy?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Defining History of the American Film Musical Genre\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSean Griffin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of the American Musical\u003c\/i\u003e narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most up-to-date text on the subject, with uniquely comprehensive coverage and employing the very latest concepts and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurveys centuries of music history from the music and dance of Native Americans to contemporary music performance in streaming media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the different ways the film musical genre has been defined, what gets counted as a musical, why, and who gets to make that decision\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe text is written in an accessible manner for general cinema and musical theatre buffs, whilst retaining theoretical rigour in research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the contributions made to the genre by marginalized or subordinated identity groups who have helped invent and shape the musical\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Film and Media Arts at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHetero: Queering Representations of Straightness\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eWhat Dreams Were Made of: Movie Stars of the 1940s\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). He co-edited \u003ci\u003eQueer Cinema, The Film Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (with Harry M. Benshoff, 2005), and co-authored \u003ci\u003eAmerica on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality at the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell , 2009) and \u003ci\u003eQueer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 July 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405194952\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379170341004,"sku":"9781405194952","price":41.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405194952_2699e08d-2b31-4a3f-baac-366b73995d12.jpg?v=1780238017","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405194952","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}