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- Title
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Christian?: The Strange History Of The Robe As Political Allegory.
- Authors
Smith, Jeff
- Abstract
Smith reveals the particular biases and assumptions of blacklist allegories as well as the extent to which this type of interpretation has informed the reception of 1950s films. More specifically, he addresses several questions about the validity of allegorical readings of the blacklist. Is there a basis for such allegorical interpretations? What is the place of authorial intention and audience reception in the encoding and decoding of blacklist allegories? What does this reading strategy tell us about the politics of the films' makers? Does this reading strategy privilege certain meanings of the text over others of equal significance?
- Subjects
ROBE, The (Film); COMMERCIAL blacklists; ALLEGORY in motion pictures; MOTION pictures; MOTION picture industry; FICTION
- Publication
Film Studies, 2005, Vol 7, Issue 0, p1
- ISSN
1469-0314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7227/FS.7.3