TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schweitzer,Dahlia
TI  - L.A. Private Eyes
T2  - Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
SN  - 9780813596402
AV  - PS374.D4 S394 2019eb
U1  - 813/.087209979494 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - New Brunswick, NJ : 
PB  - Rutgers University Press, 
KW  - Detective and mystery stories, American
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Detective and mystery television programs
KW  - Film noir
KW  - United States
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Introduction --; 1. Los Angeles --; 2. The Detective Story --; 3. The Detective --; 4. The Black Detective --; 5. The Lady Dick --; 6. The Girl Sleuth --; Acknowledgments --; Further Reading --; Word Cited --; Index --; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; restricted access
N2  - L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930’s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives—both on screen and on the printed page—in which detectives travel the streets of Los Angeles, uncovering corruption, moral ambiguity, and greed with the conviction of urban cowboys, while always ultimately finding truth and redemption. With a review of Los Angeles history, crime stories, and film noir, L.A. Private Eyes explores the metamorphosis of the solitary detective figure and the many facets of the genre itself, from noir to mystery, on the screen. While the conventions of the genre may have remained consistent and recognizable, the points where they evolve illuminate much about our changing gender and power roles. Watch a video of the author speaking about this topic: https://goo.gl/Xr9RFD
UR  - https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813596402
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780813596402
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