Publication: González Review of Film Criticism, The Cold War, and the Blacklist by Jeff Smith

As one of the most widely discussed and researched subjects within the field of film studies, the Hollywood blacklist makes for a difficult task to explore. Previous research in film studies generally examines how members within the Hollywood community came to become blacklisted, either on behalf of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) directly or by their fellow artists. Furthermore, previous literature has simply expressed hypotheses as to the intent of anti-communist films: as propaganda or allegory. In Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist, Jeff Smith provides a new perspective on the phenomenon by elucidating why anti-communist films functioned as they did, regardless of propagandistic or allegorical intent.

Citation: Jorge C. González, “Review of Film Criticism, The Cold War, and the Blacklist: Reading the Hollywood Reds (by Jeff Smith),” Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society 46, 1: 47-48.