Cbs television > The AIDS Movie: Representing a Pandemic in Film and Television by Kylo-Patrick R. Hart, ISBN 0789011085

The AIDS Movie: Representing a Pandemic in Film and Television by Kylo-Patrick R. Hart, ISBN 0789011085

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Going beyond the current media research, The AIDS Movie extends the systematic study of media representations of AIDS to include American movies, discussing the ongoing social construction and reconstruction of the AIDS pandemic through film. This study proposes criteria for identifying an "AIDS movie" and analyzes the representation of AIDS in nearly three dozen such films, all made within the first two decades of the AIDS pandemic. Analysis focuses on social ramifications for gay men and all members of American society; the concept of otherness; and alternative ways of representing AIDS in movies, including AIDS-metaphor films and AIDS documentaries. This book will be suitable for students and academics in the fields of media, popular culture, gay/lesbian studies, and sociology, as well as anyone else interested in learning more about AIDS in movies.

Genre

"Genre" is a key means by which we categorize the many forms of literature and culture. But it is also much more than that: in talk and writing, in music and images, in film and television, genres actively generate and shape our knowledge of the world.
Understanding genre as a dynamic process rather than a set of stable rules, this book explores:
- The relation of simple to complex genres
- The history of literary genre in theory
- The generic organization of implied meanings
- The structuring of interpretation by genre
- The uses of genre in teaching
John Frow's lucid exploration of this fascinating concept will be essential reading for students of literary and cultural studies. Genre
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Saint: The Early Episodes Set 2, The

The suavest saint this side of trouble is back in black and white! Always attuned to those in distress, as well as to those in dresses, Roger Moore's portrayal of "The Saint" is the stuff of television legend. Circling the globe in his distinctive white Volvo, charm was Simon Templar's weapon of choice. Bringing with him an impeccable taste for life's finer things, "The Saint" dashed through one heart-racing adventure after another, forever chased by Scotland Yard's peppermint-chewing Inspector Teal. Saint: The Early Episodes Set 2, The
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Babyville by Jane Green, ISBN 055371354X

On the heels of her three runaway hits, "Bookends, "Mr. Maybe, and "Jemima J, Jane Green delivers a sparkling, sexy tale about the complexities of modern motherly love.
Bestselling author Jane Green has won the hearts of thousands of readers with her fresh take on single life and the dating jungle. Now in "Babyville, she applies her golden touch to the next phase of a girl's life, in an irresistible new novel about two young women coping with the chimes of their biological clocks, and one independent glamour-girl who tries to tune hers out.
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Meet Julia, a wildly successful television producer who appears to have the picture-perfect life. But beneath the surface, things are not as perfect as they seem. Stuck in a loveless relationship with her boyfriend, Mark, Julia thinks a baby is the answer . . . but she may want a baby more than she wants her boyfriend. Will a trip to New York City with a jet-setting friend--and all the glittering energy and eligible men the city brings--help... Babyville by Jane Green, ISBN 055371354X
Cbs television > Babyville by Jane Green, ISBN 055371354X