Susan C. Boyd

Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S

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Drug prohibition emerged at the same time as the discovery of film, and their histories intersect in interesting ways. This book examines the ideological assumptions embedded in the narrative and imagery of one hundred fictional drug films produced in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. from 1912 to 2006, including Broken Blossoms, Reefer Madness, The Trip, Superfly, Withnail and I, Traffik, Traffic, Layer Cake, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Trailer Park Boys, and more. Boyd focuses on past and contemporary illegal drug discourse about users, traffickers, drug treatment, and the intersection of criminal justice with counterculture, alternati… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-135-90924-6
EAN: 9781135909246
Produktnummer: 14833459
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 262 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 4'493 KB
Abbildungen: 22 schwarz-weiße Fotos

Über den Autor

Susan C. Boyd is an Associate Professor in Studies in Policy and Practice and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Victoria's Centre for Addiction Research in BC, Canada. She is the author of From Witches to Crack Moms: Women, Drug Law, and Policy (2004) and Mothers and Illicit Drugs: Transcending the Myths (1999).