{"product_id":"studies-in-groovy-gothic-cinema-trash-horror-and-the-hemispheric-sixties-9781666948868","title":"Studies in Groovy Gothic Cinema: Trash, Horror, and the Hemispheric Sixties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStudies in Groovy Gothic Cinema, \u003c\/i\u003eAntonio Barrenechea launches an inquiry into inter-American exploitation cinema-a horror cinema which captured the rise of '60s counterculture and youth-oriented lifestyles-as it harnessed the cultural zeitgeist through gratuitous depictions of sex, blood, and music. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite the genre's cultural impact, Barrenechea argues, its association with vulgar taste, shoestring budgets, and cheap thrills makes it often overlooked in existing cinema history and scholarship. This book places film studies and comparative American studies into a new conversation involving exploitation cinema, targeting an American hemispheric tradition and considering how art and trash intersect in undisciplined ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarrenechea examines low-budget cinema produced in filmmaking capitals of the Western Hemisphere, including Mexican monster films, Brazilian psychedelia, Argentine sci-fi, Canadian splatter, and Hollywood grindhouse, ultimately yielding a new cinema history that is both messier and more inclusive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Barrenechea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666948868","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361561632905,"sku":"9781666948868","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a599cbb3-1817-4743-bad4-81edbd9795dc.jpg?v=1773170402","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/studies-in-groovy-gothic-cinema-trash-horror-and-the-hemispheric-sixties-9781666948868","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}