product
7253243Much Ado About Keanuhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/much-ado-about-keanu-9780913705216/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6805170/image.jpg?v=6387372156461300007979MXNChicago Review PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culturenobody can go a few days without some reference to Keanu or his movies popping up. But Reeves is much more than box office receipts and internet memes, and <em>Much Ado About Keanu</em> provides the in-depth look at his art, identity, and ethnicity that this oft-misunderstood cultural icon deserves.</strong><br />Despite the sometimes-mocking estimations of his acting skillsand his seven Razzie nominationsKeanu Reeves is one of the most thoughtful and talented performers of his generation, and during his forty-year career he has made huge strides for Asian and Indigenous representation in spite of his identity often being whitewashed.<br />Pop culture sociologist and Reeves devotee Sezin Devi Koehler explores all of this, presenting insightful essays that critically examine Reevess creative output from an interdisciplinary and intersectional perspective. Those who code Reeves as white miss how his multiracial identity informs so many of his mainstream films, often subverting their most straightforward themes. Criticisms of his acting overlook the popularity and the reach of his work.<br />Koehlers essays challenge how audiences engage with Keanus movies, highlighting the importance of Keanu as a multitalented artist and trailblazer, not only for racial representation but for intersectional, queer, and feminist readings of cinema as well.<br /><em>Much Ado About Keanu</em> connects existing media studies around various themes in Reevess filmsparticularly Asian and Indigenous representation, gender studies, philosophy, technology, and sexuality studiesin a "Critical Reeves Theory" sure to engage not just fans but all of us who live in Keanus world.</p>...6896214Much Ado About Keanu7979https://www.gandhi.com.mx/much-ado-about-keanu-9780913705216/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6805170/image.jpg?v=638737215646130000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259780913705216_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_<p><strong>Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culturenobody can go a few days without some reference to Keanu or his movies popping up. But Reeves is much more than box office receipts and internet memes, and <em>Much Ado About Keanu</em> provides the in-depth look at his art, identity, and ethnicity that this oft-misunderstood cultural icon deserves.</strong></p><p>Despite the sometimes-mocking estimations of his acting skillsand his seven Razzie nominationsKeanu Reeves is one of the most thoughtful and talented performers of his generation, and during his forty-year career he has made huge strides for Asian and Indigenous representation in spite of his identity often being whitewashed.</p><p>Pop culture sociologist and Reeves devotee Sezin Devi Koehler explores all of this, presenting insightful essays that critically examine Reevess creative output from an interdisciplinary and intersectional perspective. Those who code Reeves as white miss how his multiracial identity informs so many of his mainstream films, often subverting their most straightforward themes. Criticisms of his acting overlook the popularity and the reach of his work.</p><p>Koehlers essays challenge how audiences engage with Keanus movies, highlighting the importance of Keanu as a multitalented artist and trailblazer, not only for racial representation but for intersectional, queer, and feminist readings of cinema as well.</p><p><em>Much Ado About Keanu</em> connects existing media studies around various themes in Reevess filmsparticularly Asian and Indigenous representation, gender studies, philosophy, technology, and sexuality studiesin a "Critical Reeves Theory" sure to engage not just fans but all of us who live in Keanus world.</p>...(*_*)9780913705216_<p><strong>Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culturenobody can go a few days without some reference to Keanu or his movies popping up. But Reeves is much more than box office receipts and internet memes, and <em>Much Ado About Keanu</em> provides the in-depth look at his art, identity, and ethnicity that this oft-misunderstood cultural icon deserves.</strong><br />Despite the sometimes-mocking estimations of his acting skillsand his seven Razzie nominationsKeanu Reeves is one of the most thoughtful and talented performers of his generation, and during his forty-year career he has made huge strides for Asian and Indigenous representation in spite of his identity often being whitewashed.<br />Pop culture sociologist and Reeves devotee Sezin Devi Koehler explores all of this, presenting insightful essays that critically examine Reevess creative output from an interdisciplinary and intersectional perspective. Those who code Reeves as white miss how his multiracial identity informs so many of his mainstream films, often subverting their most straightforward themes. Criticisms of his acting overlook the popularity and the reach of his work.<br />Koehlers essays challenge how audiences engage with Keanus movies, highlighting the importance of Keanu as a multitalented artist and trailblazer, not only for racial representation but for intersectional, queer, and feminist readings of cinema as well.<br /><em>Much Ado About Keanu</em> connects existing media studies around various themes in Reevess filmsparticularly Asian and Indigenous representation, gender studies, philosophy, technology, and sexuality studiesin a "Critical Reeves Theory" sure to engage not just fans but all of us who live in Keanus world.</p>...9780913705216_Chicago Review Presslibro_electonico_9780913705216_9780913705216Sezin DeviInglésMéxico2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ajohnston@ipgbook.com-epub-45d29869-e4eb-40d5-a8ac-887f1415ad4e.epub2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00Chicago Review Press