Amanda Ann Klein verdiept zich in filmstudies en onderzoekt hoe filmgenres, maatschappelijke kwesties en subculturen onze percepties vormen. Haar werk onderzoekt de cyclische aard van filmproductie en hoe specifieke motieven en thema's terugkeren in verschillende werken. Klein analyseert filmverhalen en hun vermogen om de samenleving te weerspiegelen en te becommentariëren. Haar doel is om nieuwe perspectieven te bieden op filmgenres en hun evolutie.
Exploring how political sentiments, popular desires, and social anxieties have been reflected in movies from the Dead End Kids serial to the ghetto action flicks of the 1990s, this book offers the first full-length study of the American film cycle and its relation to film genres and contemporary social issues
Drawing on interviews with industry workers from MTV programs such as The Real World and Teen Mom, Amanda Ann Klein examines the historical, cultural, and industrial factors leading to MTV's shift away from music videos to reality programming in the early 2000s and 2010s.
Not everybody loves to nap! For Mom and Dad, nap time is a treat. But what about energetic little cubs who want to roar and explore, not nap? Two little cubs think they know everything about what tigers do, and napping isn't it!