Full-throttle franchise : the culture, commerce and politics of the fast & furious films /: the culture, commerce and politics of the fast & furious films. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Josh Gulam, Sarah Feinstein and Fraser Elliott.
• Editors: Elliott, Fraser; Feinstein, Sarah; Gulam, Josh
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Why study Fast & Furious / Joshua Gulam (Liverpool Hope University, UK), Sarah Feinstein (University of Leeds, UK), and Fraser Elliott (University of Salford, UK) -- 2. What a longitudinal analysis can tell us about action sequences in the Fast & Furious films / Lennart Soberon (Ghent University, Belgium) -- 3. 'For those ten seconds, I'm free': Temporality, affect, and spectacle in Furious 7 / Naja Later (Swinburne University, Australia) -- 4. A model for inclusivity in the Hollywood franchise? Race and representation in Fast & Furious / Pete Jones (University of Melbourne, Australia), Eithne Quinn (University of Manchester, UK), and Joshua Gulam (Liverpool Hope University, UK) -- 5. Fast, furious and free of sex: The interplay of gender, ethnicity, and male affection in Fast & Furious / Aaron Hunter (Maynooth University, Ireland) -- 6. Fast & Furious and the evolution of the multiracial and multi-ethnic action film / Frank E. Dobson (Vanderbilt University, USA) -- 7. 'What's real is family': Maternal bodies, paternal labour, and parenting roles in Fast & Furious / Bianca Batti (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) -- 8. 'You never should've messed with a man's family': Intersectionality and the 21st-century masculinity of Dominic Toretto/Vin Diesel / CarrieLynn D. Reinhard (Dominican University, USA) and Christopher J. Olson (University of Wisconsin, USA) -- 9. 'My dad said he kicked your ass once': Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, stardom, and parenting in the Fast & Furious films / Julie Wright (University of Warwick, UK) -- 10. 'I never want to lose a fight': Masculinity, machismo, and high-octane action in Fast & Furious / Rebecca Feasay (Bath Spa University, UK) -- 11. The on- and off-screen bromances of Fast & Furious / Jackie Raphael (Curtin University, Australia) and Celia Lam (University of Nottingham in China) -- 12. A truly global franchise? Fast & Furious in China and the increasing impact of the global marketplace on the Hollywood blockbuster / Fraser Elliott (University of Salford, UK) -- 13. Dhoom and the influence of Fast & Furious on Indian street-racing films / Debaditya Mukhopadhyay (Manikchak College, India) -- 14. 'Zero tolerance for candy asses': World Wrestling Entertainment and Fast & Furious as transmedia storytelling / Robert Watts (University of Manchester, UK) -- 15. Conclusion / Sarah Feinstein (University of Leeds, UK), Fraser Elliott (University of Salford, UK), and Joshua Gulam (Liverpool Hope University, UK) -- Index
• Publisher Details: London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 791.4309; Fast and the furious (Motion picture); Automobiles in motion pictures; Automobiles, Racing; Voitures de course; racing cars; Film: styles & genres; Franchises; Film theory & criticism; Automobiles in motion pictures; Automobiles, Racing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781501378867; 1501378864; 9781501378898; 1501378899
• Related ISBNs: 9781501378874; 9781501378904
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