{"product_id":"9781405178990","title":"Hollywood Speaks Out Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHollywood Speaks Out\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert L. Hilliard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHollywood Speaks Out\u003c\/i\u003e explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores why Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized around such important issues as poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the relevance and the impact of feature films from \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWALL-E\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Hilliard\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at a number of universities throughout his career as a film and communication studies scholar, Dr. Hilliard was Chief of the Public Broadcasting Branch of the Federal Communications Commission and was Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eWriting for Television, Radio, and New Media\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and with co-author Michael Keith, \u003ci\u003eThe Broadcast Century and Beyond: A History of U.S. Radio and Television\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); \u003ci\u003eThe Quieted Voice: The Rise and Demise of Localism in American Radio\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eDirty Discourse: Sex and Indecency in Broadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell 2006).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 April 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405178990\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314226262156,"sku":"9781405178990","price":125.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405178990.jpg?v=1780203275","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405178990","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}