Mimetic theory and film. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paolo Diego Bubbio and Chris Fleming.
• Editors: Bubbio, Paolo Diego; Fleming, Chris
• Contents: Notes on Editors and ContributorsIntroduction Diego Bubbio and Chris Fleming, Western Sydney University, Australia1. Buñuel's Apocalypse NowAndrew McKenna, Loyola University Chicago, USA2. On Fiction and Truth: Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing Paul Dumouchel, Ritsumeikan Uiversity, Japan3. Passing "The Imitation Game": Ex Machina, the Ethical, and Mimetic Theory Sandor Goodhart, Purdue University, USA4. Femina ex-machina Jean-Pierre Dupuy, École Polytechnique, Paris, France5. Looking for a Scapegoat and Finding Oneself: Kieslowski's Decalogue and Mimetic TheoryJeremiah Alberg, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan6. Violence and Politics in Shakespeare's Macbeth and Kurosawa's Throne of Blood Richard van Oort, University of Victoria, Canada7. The Screenic AgeEric Gans, UCLA, USA8. A Sacrificial Crisis Not Far Away: Star Wars as a Genuinely Modern Mythology Paolo Diego Bubbio, Western Sydney University, Australia9. Mimetic Magic and Anti-Sacrificial Slayage: A Girardian Reading of Buffy the Vampire Slayer George A. Dunn, University of Indianapolis, USA, and Brian McDonald, Indiana University, USA10. It's Not the End of the World: Post-Apocalyptic Flourishing in Cartoon Network's Adventure TimeEmma A. Jane, University of New South Wales, AustraliaIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.4301; Mimesis in motion pictures; Motion pictures -- Philosophy; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Mimesis in motion pictures; Motion pictures -- Philosophy; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Electronic books; Influence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781501334849; 1501334840
• Related ISBNs: 1501334832; 9781501334832
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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