CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Beyond Fiction: Institutions of the Real Los Angeles

PART ONE.NEW FRONTIER VISIONS IN THE LIGHT AND SHADOW OF HOLLYWOOD, 1958–1964

1. Studio Documentary in the Kennedy Era: Wolper Productions Begins

2. Downtown Development and the Endeavors of Filmmaker Kent Mackenzie

PART TWO.AFTER THE WATTS UPRISING: COMMUNITY MEDIA FROM THE TOP DOWN AND THE BOTTOM UP, 1965–1973

3. The Rise of Minority Storytelling: Network News, Public Television, and Independent Collectives

4. Hard Lessons in Hollywood Civics: Managing the Crisis of the Liberal Consensus

5. Wattstax and the Transmedia Soul Economy

PART THREE.BICENTENNIAL SCREENS, 1974–1977

6. Roots/Routes of American Identity

7. Numbering Our Days in Los Angeles, USA

Conclusion: The 1984 Olympics and the Neoliberalization of Culture

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index