{"product_id":"martian-pictures-analyzing-the-cinema-of-the-red-planet-paperback","title":"Martian Pictures: Analyzing the Cinema of the Red Planet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicki L. Michalski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mars has long served as a blank canvas for illustrating society's aspirations and anxieties--a science fiction setting for exploring our \"future history.\" Covering a wide array of films from Soviet propaganda to Hollywood blockbusters, the authors examine a range of themes and concepts in motion pictures about Mars--attitudes about women, fear of government, environmental issues--and how these depictions changed over time. A complete filmography provides a concise summary of each film discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO'Brien Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of film studies in the Department of Communication at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, specializing in television and film genre studies, science fiction film, and Super-8 film production and preservation. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicki L. Michalski\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Lamar. Her areas of study include popular culture, spiritual communication and rhetoric. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLane \"Doc\" Roth\u003c\/b\u003e recently retired from Lamar University, where he was an associate professor. His primary interests are the depth psychology of Carl Jung, film theory and classic American films. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven J. Zani\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of comparative literature and academic dean at the American University of Ras al Khaimah, in the Arab Emirates. His interests include popular culture, biblical hermeneutics, romanticism and Freudian psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131574685831,"sku":"9780786498932","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/803a0963f3b7905598847832851f4fb6.webp?v=1732619985","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/martian-pictures-analyzing-the-cinema-of-the-red-planet-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}