American Cultural Identity In The Magic Box American Movies, Myths, and Being an American in the 20th Century

American cinema is not just a cultural product, it is the nation’s most powerful engine of myth-making. Written from the unique vantage point of a Türkiye-based scholar of American Studies, American Cultural Identity in the Magic Box offers a rare, comparative reading of the myths and contradictions that shape the United States. Through films like Raging Bull, Bonnie and Clyde, Forrest Gump, and D...