The Prettiest Woman
€ 14,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781517918323 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Grant Farred |
| Editora | University of Minnesota Press |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 82 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,120 |
| Data de Publicação | 18/11/2025 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 14,06 |
| Imposto | € 0,84 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 14,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 1 unidade em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
Uncovering Hollywood’s perpetual longing for a lost industrial America
“We don’t make things in America anymore”: like clockwork, this refrain resurfaces in political discourse, a reflection of yearning for a bygone era of industrial productivity. In his latest work, Grant Farred uses the 1990 film Pretty Woman to expose and critique this lingering nostalgia for late-industrial capitalism.
Situating Pretty Woman alongside Reagan-era films including Wall Street, Farred examines the congealment of such a pervasive romanticized view of the United States as a fading industrial powerhouse. Drawing on an eclectic range of thinkers-from Raymond Williams and Slavoj Žižek to Mick Jagger-The Prettiest Woman offers a unique analysis of the ways Hollywood perpetuates the myth of a lost “productive America,” highlighting the seductive power of this fantasy despite its disconnect from economic and political realities.