Box Office Archaeology: Refining Hollywood’s Portrayals of the Past

Sampul Depan
Julie M Schablitsky
Routledge, 16 Jun 2016 - 256 halaman
“How true is it?” is a common refrain of patrons coming out of movie theatres after the latest film on pirates, Vikings, or mummies. While Hollywood usurps the past for its own entertainment purposes, archaeologists and historians know a lot about many of these subjects, digging up stories often more fascinating than the ones projected on screen. This distinguished group of archaeologists select key subjects and genres used by Hollywood and provide the historical and archaeological depth that a movie cannot—what really happened in history. Topics include Egypt, the Wild West, Civil War submarines, Vikings, the Titanic, and others. The book should be of interest to introductory archaeology and American history classes, courses on film and popular culture, and to a general audience. Alternate Selection, History Book Club.

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Preface
7
CHAPTER 1 THE WAY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
9
HOLLYWOOD FANTASIES EGYPTIAN REALITIES
16
HOLLYWOOD DEPICTIONS OF THE NORSE
34
Chapter 4 A PIRATES LIFE FOR ME BUT WHAT DID THAT REALLY MEAN?
51
Chapter 5 Titanic
70
RETURN OF THE CONFEDERATE SUBMARINE HL HUNLEY
88
THE LIFE OF A POWHATAN PRINCESS
104
AARCHAEOLOGICAL AND CINEMATIC VISIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE
140
MYTH URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND GANGS OF NEW YORK
159
THE LOST EPISODES
179
CHAPTER 12 CONTESTING HOLLYWOODS CHINATOWNS
200
RECONCILING HOLLYWOOD REALISM AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL REALITIES
223
INDEX
245
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
251
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CHAPTER 8 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE EVERCHANGING HOLLYWOOD INDIAN
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