Was It Yesterday?
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Was It Yesterday?

Nostalgia in Contemporary Film and Television

Matthew Leggatt, Matthew Leggatt

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eBook - ePub

Was It Yesterday?

Nostalgia in Contemporary Film and Television

Matthew Leggatt, Matthew Leggatt

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Bringing together prominent transatlantic film and media scholars, Was It Yesterday? explores the impact of nostalgia in twenty-first century American film and television. Cultural nostalgia, in both real and imagined forms, is dominant today, but what does the concentration on bringing back the past mean for an understanding of our cultural moment, and what are the consequences for viewers? This book questions the nature of this nostalgic phenomenon, the politics associated with it, and the significance of the different periods, in addition to offering counterarguments that see nostalgia as prevalent throughout film and television history. Considering such films and television shows as La La Land, Westworld, Stranger Things, and American Hustle, the contributors demonstrate how audiences have spent more time over the last decade living in various pasts.

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Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9781438483504
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film History & Criticism

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    APA 6 Citation

    [author missing]. (2021). Was It Yesterday? ([edition missing]). State University of New York Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2673012/was-it-yesterday-pdf (Original work published 2021)

    Chicago Citation

    [author missing]. (2021) 2021. Was It Yesterday? [Edition missing]. State University of New York Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/2673012/was-it-yesterday-pdf.

    Harvard Citation

    [author missing] (2021) Was It Yesterday? [edition missing]. State University of New York Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2673012/was-it-yesterday-pdf (Accessed: 25 September 2021).

    MLA 7 Citation

    [author missing]. Was It Yesterday? [edition missing]. State University of New York Press, 2021. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.