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02894aam a2200337 a 4500 001 B16C95F2F1E711E78A18091E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180105010221 008 120427t20132013enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012014442 020 $a 0199927669 020 $a 9780199927661 020 $a 0199927642 020 $a 9780199927647 035 $a (OCoLC)792941495 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d NYP $d YDXCP $d UKMGB $d BDX $d BWX $d VP@ $d MUU $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us 050 00 $a PN1995.9.H5 $b C85 2013 100 1 $a Cullen, Jim, $d 1962- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94054287 245 10 $a Sensing the past : $b Hollywood stars and historical visions / $c Jim Cullen. 264 1 $a Oxford ; $b Oxford University Press, $c [2013] 300 $a x, 252 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "How do perceptions of the past--not just of particular events, but of the trajectory of history as a whole--shape our experience of the world? Sensing the Past tackles this question with an unlikely source of historical insight--the work of six major Hollywood stars: Clint Eastwood, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, and Jodie Foster. By focusing on the career choices made by these iconic actors, Cullen uncovers a discrete set of historical narratives, revealing the surprising ways historical forces shape our understanding of the world"--Publisher's website. 505 0 $a Introduction : John Wayne's threshold -- Tending to the flock : Clint Eastwood, ambivalent wanderer -- Master narrative : U.S. history as a struggle over and for small communities -- Shooting star : Daniel Day Lewis and the persistent significance of the frontier in American history -- Master narrative : U.S. history as the rise and fall of rugged individualists -- Equal work : the mystique of Meryl Streep -- Master narrative : U.S. history as a journey for women from private to public -- Rising sons : Denzel Washington, affirmative actor -- Master narrative : U.S. history an intergenerational family drama -- Team player : Tom Hanks, company man -- Master narrative : U.S. history as a saga of collective enterprise -- The brave one : Jodie Foster, (American) loner -- Master narrative : U.S. history as a pilgrim's progress -- Conclusion : sensing the present. 650 0 $a Historical films $z United States $x History and criticism. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009126416 650 0 $a Motion pictures and history. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088131 651 0 $a United States $x In motion pictures. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141046 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180105061559.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B16C95F2F1E711E78A18091E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search