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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara Tepa LupackPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781793607188ISBN 10: 1793607184 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 20 August 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Being Political: Television and American Politics Chapter 2: Blank Page: Conflating Biography and Fiction Chapter 3: A Nation of Videots: Being There the Novel Chapter 4: “I Just Like to Watch”: Being There the Film Chapter 5: Disturbing the Roots: Being Controversial Chapter 6: Chance Encounters: Iterations of Being ThereReviewsBarbara Tepa Lupack has always been Jerzy Kosinski most insightful reader. Here, in her latest study, written in the clear and concise style that is the hallmark of all her work, Dr. Tepa Lupack convincingly argues that Kosinski's Being There, though published fifty years ago, offers a primer on American politics as we know it today. This book will remain the definitive study of both the novel and Kosinski for years to come. Barbara Tepa Lupack has always been Jerzy Kosinski most insightful reader. Here, in her latest study, written in the clear and concise style that is the hallmark of all her work, Dr. Tepa Lupack convincingly argues that Kosinski's Being There, though published fifty years ago, offers a primer on American politics as we know it today. This book will remain the definitive study of both the novel and Kosinski for years to come.--Kevin J. Harty, La Salle University Author InformationBarbara Tepa Lupack, formerly professor of English at St. John’s University and Wayne State College and academic dean at SUNY, has written extensively on American literature, film, and popular culture. New York State Public Scholar from 2015 to 2018 and Senior Fellow at the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts (2018-2019), she is author or editor of more than twenty-five books, including Silent Serial Sensations: The Wharton Brothers and the Magic of Early Filmmaking, published earlier this year by Cornell University Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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