Cinematic nihilism : encounters, confrontations, overcomings /: encounters, confrontations, overcomings. ([2017])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Cinematic nihilism : encounters, confrontations, overcomings /: encounters, confrontations, overcomings. ([2017])
- Main Title:
- Cinematic nihilism : encounters, confrontations, overcomings
- 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.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.332494
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