Buddies, Lovers, and Detours
America and its Road Movies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19547192 |
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| Authors | L Sasha Gora (0000-0002-0192-3574, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, corresponding author), Sasha Gora |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 103-119 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of International American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1991-2773 • E-ISSN: 1991-2773 |
| Publisher | University of Silesia in Katowice (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.31261/rias.11809 |
| OpenAlex | W4200588910 |
| Language | EN |
Is an open road also a democratic one? Zooming in on two films—Queen & Slim (2019) and Unpregnant (2020)—this article discusses American road movie genre from the perspective of 2021, and how contemporary film narratives intersect with race and gender. One movie often drives in another film’s lane, meaning the genre is self-referential. Unfolding in three parts, the article begins by introducing these two films and surveying how they contribute to the road movie genre. It then discusses cars and clothing as characters and concludes by considering surveillance and how these films, in tandem, take the temperature of contemporary American society
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| Highly cited | No |
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