Cinematic nihilism : encounters, confrontations, overcomings /: encounters, confrontations, overcomings. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Marmysz.
• Authors: Marmysz, John, 1964-
• Contents: Scotland as a site of nihilistic sacrifice -- The myth of Scotland as nowhere in particular -- Monstrous masses: the human body as raw material -- From night to survival: nihilism and the living dead -- The lure of the mob: cinematic depictions of skinhead authenticity -- Cultural change and nihilism in the Rollerball films -- The abject self: apocalyptic consequences of self-discovery in Fight Club -- Rooting for the fascists in Avatar -- Yukio Mishima and the return to the body.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 213 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 791.43/684; Nihilism (Philosophy) in motion pictures; Nihilism (Philosophy) in motion pictures; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474424578; 1474424570; 9781474424585; 1474424589
• Related ISBNs: 9781474424561; 1474424562
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208), filmography (pages 209-210) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.