Magical thinking, fantastic film, and the illusions of neoliberalism. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael J. Blouin.
• Authors: Blouin, Michael J
• Contents: Dedication; Acknowledgments; Note; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction: Neoliberal Fantasies; The Evolution of€Neoliberalism; The Janus Faces of€Neoliberalism; Entrepreneurial Sight; A Framework; Notes; Chapter 2: (Neo)liberalism and€the€Banal Apocalypse; Chains of€Elocution; Self-Enclosed Cycles; Apocalypse Without Alterity; (Male) Narcissism at the€End of€the€World; A Prolonged Slumber; The Inheritance of€Dreams; Notes; Chapter 3: Cinematic Enchantment and€the€Magic of€the€Market; The Disappearing Bureaucracy; The Improvisational Homo Economicus; A Divine Order. Cinematic Talismans and€Neoliberal WorkA Visual Economy Perfected; Notes; Chapter 4: Candyman and€Neoliberal Racism; The End of€Racism?; Color Reversals in€Earlier Works of€Horror; "The Badge of€Insult"; To Choose a€Different Myth; Pathologies and€Healing Hands; The Eyes That Launched a€Thousand Ships; Notes; Chapter 5: Climate Change and€the€"Greenwashing" of€Hollywood Fantasies; Magical Thinking from€the€Magic Kingdom; Reverse Pathetic Fallacies; Humanism and€a€Balanced Ledger; The Optics of€Nature; Pseudo-Transcendence and€the€"Loving Eye"; Nature's Gaze; Notes. Chapter 6: American Horror, Global Commons, and€The Cabin in€the€WoodsThe Neoliberal Game; The Interrogation Window and€Illusions of€Choice; Foreign Horror and€the€Illusion of€Free Competition; American Nightmares and€the€Failure to€Dream Freely; "World Risk Society" and€the€False Shocks of€Familiar Haunts; Notes; Chapter 7: Biopolitics and€Movies About Magic; Biopower and€the€Labor of€Debunking; Oedipus and€Homo Debitor; Self-Determining Spectators; Transitions; Or, the€Disappearing Audience; Biopolitical Production and€the€Man in€the€Box; Notes. Chapter 8: CODA: The Hunger Games, The Watchmen, and€The€Confused CriticApolitical Dystopias; Antiheroes and€the€Privatization of€Justice; The Benefits of€Confusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, online resource
• Subjects: 791.4301; Culture -- Study and teaching; Motion pictures -- United States; PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference; Culture -- Study and teaching; Motion pictures; Study skills; Fantastischer Film; Neoliberalismus; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- General; Social Science -- Media Studies; Performing Arts -- General; Art -- General; Films, cinema; Media studies; Film, TV & radio; The arts: general issues; Communication; Motion pictures and television; Arts; Social Science -- General; Cultural studies; United States -- Study and teaching; United States; USA; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137531643; 1137531649; 1137531959; 9781137531957
• Related ISBNs: 9781137531957
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 12, 2016).
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