{"product_id":"grant-farred-the-prettiest-woman","title":"Grant Farred: The Prettiest Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Minnesota Press, 2025, softcover, 82 pages, 12.7 x 17.8 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncovering Hollywood’s perpetual longing for a lost industrial America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We don’t make things in America anymore”: like clockwork, this refrain resurfaces in political discourse, a reflection of yearning for a bygone era of industrial productivity. In his latest work, Grant Farred uses the 1990 film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto expose and critique this lingering nostalgia for late-industrial capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSituating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealongside Reagan-era films including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFarred examines the congealment of such a pervasive romanticized view of the United States as a fading industrial powerhouse. Drawing on an eclectic range of thinkers—from Raymond Williams and Slavoj Žižek to Mick Jagger—\u003ci\u003eThe Prettiest Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a unique analysis of the ways Hollywood perpetuates the myth of a lost “productive America,” highlighting the seductive power of this fantasy despite its disconnect from economic and political realities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58358147514752,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/9781517918323.jpg?v=1783335220","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/grant-farred-the-prettiest-woman","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}