{"product_id":"the-parallax-view-paperback","title":"The Parallax View - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan J. Pakula's \u003ci\u003eThe Parallax View\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) is a renowned example of the paranoid conspiracy thriller, a genre that was a marker of the 1970s. The period was haunted by the murders of John F Kennedy (1963), Malcolm X (1965), Martin Luther King (1968), and Robert Kennedy (1968), together with the crimes of the Manson family, Altamont, the Vietnam War, and the Watergate scandal. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMark Campbell's study of the film situates it within this historical moment of increasing paranoia and conspiracy, analyzing the ways in which it not only reflected, but also actively constructed, this febrile worldview. He contextualizes the film as an adaptation of Loren Singer's 1970 pulp novel by the same name, and highlights the role of influential cinematographer, Gordon Willis, in constructing the visual style that was essential to the filmic representation of paranoia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on the film itself, Campbell provides a detailed analysis of key scenes, particularly the central six-minute brainwashing sequence which featured imagery drawn from pop culture, advertising slogans, and violent imagery. He examines Pakula's use of the film-within-a-film visual trope, and how the scene refers to the then widely-held suspicion that television and mass media were tools of psychological \"conditioning\", highlighting how this concern was reflective of new anxieties about corporate and media power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Architecture at Southeast University, Nanjing, China and Senior Tutor in Architecture at the Royal College of Art, London, UK. He is a member of the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council and has served on the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e and as Managing Editor of \u003ci\u003eGrey Room\u003c\/i\u003e. His book publications include: \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and the forthcoming contracted works, \u003ci\u003eBernard Berenson and the Art Market\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and \u003ci\u003eDouble Standards: The Post-Architectural Landscape of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (2026).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.48 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344132292857,"sku":"9781839026300","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wlOOto0Uky9781839026300.webp?v=1769729117","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-parallax-view-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}