Spyscreen: Espionage on Film and TV from the 1930s to the 1960s

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Oxford University Press, 2003 - Performing Arts - 219 pages
This is a genre study of English-language spy fiction film and television between the 1930s and 1960s. Taking as his focus many well-known films and television series, such as James Bond, Gilda, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and The Avengers, Toby Miller uses a wide range of critical approaches, including textual interpretation, audience studies, and cultural history, to offer new insights into this popular genre.
 

Contents

Spy Histories
26
The Good Neighbor Program and Gilda Global
63
Danger ManThe Prisoner
88
Cultural Imperialism and James Bonds Penis
122
Women Making TroubleThe Avengers
154
Conclusion
170
Index
213
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Toby Miller is Professor of Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University. He is a well-known Film Theory and Cultural Studies critic, whose publications include A Companion to Film Theory (Basil Blackwell, 1999 - with Robert Stam), Film and Theory: An Anthology (Basil Blackwell, 2000 - with Robert Stam), and A Companion to Cultural Studies (Basil Blackwell, 2001). He is Editor of the journal Television and New Media.

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