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Hollywood as a degenerate reality : F. Scott Fitzgerlad’s the last tycoon
Author
Source
Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2002, Issue 6أ (31 Dec. 2002), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
أكاديمية القاسمي مركز الأبحاث التربوية و الاجتماعية
Publication Date
2002-12-31
Country of Publication
Palestine (West Bank)
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
This article, the second part of research on The Last Tycoon, attempts to show that Fitzgerald defines the function of Hollywood and its relation to society, almost in the same manner as Louis Marin illustrates his own idea of the function and the permanence of Disneyland as a Utopian space.
Just as Hollywood takes reality and refashions it in a state of unlikely perfection, so Disneyland or Utopia, as Marin has put it, is a "fantasmatic projection" of the historical and social reality of the American nation.
And as a result, the function of Disneyland, and, it can be argued, Hollywood, too, is to show "the differences between social reality and a projected model of social existence".
But since both tend to see the function of Hollywood and Disneyland within the confines of entertainment and pleasure does this indicate that these ideal places relegate meaning to the arena of entertainment and therefore our sense of historical awareness is undermined ?
American Psychological Association (APA)
Asadi, Jamal. 2002. Hollywood as a degenerate reality : F. Scott Fitzgerlad’s the last tycoon. Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences،Vol. 2002, no. 6أ, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-610893
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Asadi, Jamal. Hollywood as a degenerate reality : F. Scott Fitzgerlad’s the last tycoon. Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences No. 6أ (Dec. 2002), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-610893
American Medical Association (AMA)
Asadi, Jamal. Hollywood as a degenerate reality : F. Scott Fitzgerlad’s the last tycoon. Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences. 2002. Vol. 2002, no. 6أ, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-610893
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 12-13
Record ID
BIM-610893