Hollywood Speaks Out Pictures that Dared to

In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms .

Robert L. Hilliard has taught at a number of universities throughout his career as a film and communication studies scholar, Dr. Hilliard was Chief of the Public Broadcasting Branch of the Federal Communications Commission and was Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee. He is the author of many books, including Writing for Television, Radio, and New Media (2007), and with co-author Michael Keith, The Broadcast Century and Beyond: A History of U.S. Radio and Television (2005); The Quieted Voice: The Rise and Demise of Localism in American Radio (2004), and Dirty Discourse: Sex and Indecency in Broadcasting (Wiley-Blackwell 2006).

List of Figures
Foreword
Introduction.
Overview.
War.
Anti-Semitism.
Prison and Justice Systems.
Labor-Management.
Poverty.
Racism.
Politics.
Homophobia.
Technology.
Sexism.
Hide or Seek
Selected Readings
Index.
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Hollywood Speaks Out Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues

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