Charles R Acland: 2 books
Youth, Murder, Spectacle
The Cultural Politics Of ""Youth In Crisis""
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
In this book, Charles R. Acland examines the culture that has produced both our heightened state of awareness and the bedrock reality of youth violence in the United States. Beginning with a critique of statistical evidence of youth violence, Acland compares and juxtaposes a variety of popular cultural...
Screen Traffic
Movies, Multiplexes, and Global Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2003
In Screen Traffic, Charles R. Acland examines how, since the mid-1980s, the U.S. commercial movie business has altered conceptions of moviegoing both within the industry and among audiences. He shows how studios, in their increasing reliance on revenues from international audiences and from the ancillary...