Stephen Prince is Professor of Communication at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and author of many books on film including Movies and Meaning: an introduction to Film, Screening Violence and The Warrior's Cinema: the cinema of Akira Kurosawa.

• Timeline: The 1980s Introduction: Movies and the 1980s, Stephen Prince, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1. 1980: Movies and the New Woman, Joanna Rapf, University of Oklahoma 2. 1981: Movies and Looking Back to the Future, Diane Negra, University of East Anglia 3. 1982: Movies and Other Worlds, Warren Buckland, Chapman University in Southern California 4. 1983: Movies and Reaganism, Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky 5. 1984: Movies and Orwellian Views, Rhonda Hammer, UCLA and Douglas Kellner, UCLA 6. 1985: Movies and Green Worlds, Christina Banks and Michael Bliss, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 7. 1986: Movies and Fissures in Reagan's America, Leger Grindon, Middlebury College in Vermont 8. 1987: Movies and the Reagan Era Winding Down, Jack Boozer, Georgia State University 9. 1988: Movies and Images of Reality, Deron Overpeck, University of California Los Angeles 10. 1989: Movies and the American Dream, Jennifer Holt, University of Southern California Select Academy Awards, 1980-1989

Stephen Prince is Professor of Communication at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and author of many books on film including Movies and Meaning: an introduction to Film, Screening Violence and The Warrior's Cinema: the cinema of Akira Kurosawa.

• Timeline: The 1980s Introduction: Movies and the 1980s, Stephen Prince, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1. 1980: Movies and the New Woman, Joanna Rapf, University of Oklahoma 2. 1981: Movies and Looking Back to the Future, Diane Negra, University of East Anglia 3. 1982: Movies and Other Worlds, Warren Buckland, Chapman University in Southern California 4. 1983: Movies and Reaganism, Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky 5. 1984: Movies and Orwellian Views, Rhonda Hammer, UCLA and Douglas Kellner, UCLA 6. 1985: Movies and Green Worlds, Christina Banks and Michael Bliss, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 7. 1986: Movies and Fissures in Reagan's America, Leger Grindon, Middlebury College in Vermont 8. 1987: Movies and the Reagan Era Winding Down, Jack Boozer, Georgia State University 9. 1988: Movies and Images of Reality, Deron Overpeck, University of California Los Angeles 10. 1989: Movies and the American Dream, Jennifer Holt, University of Southern California Select Academy Awards, 1980-1989

Stephen Prince is Professor of Communication at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and author of many books on film including Movies and Meaning: an introduction to Film, Screening Violence and The Warrior's Cinema: the cinema of Akira Kurosawa.

• Timeline: The 1980s Introduction: Movies and the 1980s, Stephen Prince, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1. 1980: Movies and the New Woman, Joanna Rapf, University of Oklahoma 2. 1981: Movies and Looking Back to the Future, Diane Negra, University of East Anglia 3. 1982: Movies and Other Worlds, Warren Buckland, Chapman University in Southern California 4. 1983: Movies and Reaganism, Alan Nadel, University of Kentucky 5. 1984: Movies and Orwellian Views, Rhonda Hammer, UCLA and Douglas Kellner, UCLA 6. 1985: Movies and Green Worlds, Christina Banks and Michael Bliss, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 7. 1986: Movies and Fissures in Reagan's America, Leger Grindon, Middlebury College in Vermont 8. 1987: Movies and the Reagan Era Winding Down, Jack Boozer, Georgia State University 9. 1988: Movies and Images of Reality, Deron Overpeck, University of California Los Angeles 10. 1989: Movies and the American Dream, Jennifer Holt, University of Southern California Select Academy Awards, 1980-1989