Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2001
Abstract
Hollywood has long been associated with scandal--with covering it up, with managing its effects, and, in some cases, with creating and directing it. In putting together Headline Hollywood, Adrienne McLean and David Cook approach the relationship between Hollywood and scandal from a fresh perspective. The contributors consider some of the famous transgressions that shocked Hollywood and its audiences during the last century, and explore the changing meaning of scandal over time by zeroing in on issues of power: Who decides what crimes and misdemeanors should be circulated for public consumption and titillation? What makes a Hollywood scandal scandalous? What are the uses of scandal? The essays are arranged chronologically to show how Hollywood scandals have evolved relative to changing moral and social orders. This collection will prove essential to the field of film studies as well as to anyone interested in the character and future direction of American culture.
Recommended Citation
Castonguay, James. "Hollywood Goes to Washington: Scandal, Politics, and Contemporary Media Culture." Headline Hollywood: A Century of Film Scandal. Ed. Adrienne L. McLean and David A. Cook. New Bruswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2001. Print.
Included in
American Film Studies Commons, American Popular Culture Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons
Comments
ISBN 9780813528854; 9780813528861 (pbk.)