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Autor/inn/en | Rushing, Janice Hocker; Frentz, Thomas S. |
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Titel | The Frankenstein Myth in Contemporary Cinema. |
Quelle | In: Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 6 (1989) 1, S.61-80 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Film Criticism; Films; Mass Media Effects; Mythology; Popular Culture; Science Fiction; Technology |
Abstract | Critiques three contemporary films, "Rocky IV,""Blade Runner," and "The Terminator." Constructs an evolving dystopian shadow myth that expresses the culture's repressed fears about its relationship to technology. Offers implications for the reinterpretation of the dystopian myth and for the conduct of other cultural studies. (MS) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |