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Hollywood Goes To Washington: Scandal, Politics, And Contemporary Media Culture, James Castonguay
Hollywood Goes To Washington: Scandal, Politics, And Contemporary Media Culture, James Castonguay
Communication, Media & The Arts Faculty Publications
Hollywood has long been associated with scandal--with covering it up, with managing its effects, and, in some cases, with creating and directing it. In putting together Headline Hollywood, Adrienne McLean and David Cook approach the relationship between Hollywood and scandal from a fresh perspective. The contributors consider some of the famous transgressions that shocked Hollywood and its audiences during the last century, and explore the changing meaning of scandal over time by zeroing in on issues of power: Who decides what crimes and misdemeanors should be circulated for public consumption and titillation? What makes a Hollywood scandal scandalous? What are …