作者簡介
Originally from Austin, Texas, Larry Van Meter is the author of many essays and books, on various topics ranging from constitutional law, to woman suffrage, to Oklahoma prohibition, to film studies. His research interests include, but are not limited to, postmodernity, critical race theory, post-war American literature, mainstream cinema, feminism, and the history of politics and ideology.After taking his Master's degree, he served as a Russian and Serbo-Croatian linguist in the US Navy, working in various stations and on several submarines. After the Navy, he earned a PhD in English from Texas A&M. For the past 10 years, he has worked as an English, Film, and Humanities Professor. When not reading, writing, or watching gritty film noir, he can be found fly fishing or playing cribbage.