The American success myth on film
Contemporary cultural narratives, like ancient myths, speak to our common aspirations, anxieties, and perplexities. These ritually retold stories help to create a sense of communal identity.The American Success Myth on Film considers how movies, as bearers of modern myths, have illuminated -- if not...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan
2012
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000159699708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
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- Acknowledgements
- Top of the World: Cultural Narratives, Myths, and Movies
- Moving Up and Moving On: Mobility and the American Success Myth
- Work and its Discontents: The Corporate Workplace Movie
- Success Reassessed: Ambitious Women/Midlife Men
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum: The Glorification of Unemployment
- Conclusion.
