Screen LibraryWhy theory? : cultural critique in film and television /
Takes six major literary theorists and explores their work using examples from contemporary film and television. Each chapter is devoted to a single theorist and addresses three of their ideas in particular - a methodical approach that, coupled with the concrete and accessible illustrations, helps t...
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Manchester University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Manchester : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Takes six major literary theorists and explores their work using examples from contemporary film and television. Each chapter is devoted to a single theorist and addresses three of their ideas in particular - a methodical approach that, coupled with the concrete and accessible illustrations, helps to strip away the obscurity that has built up around the discipline. The theorists discussed, representing the cultural critique of the period 1970-2000, are Clifford Geertz, Hayden White, Julia Kristeva, Homi K. Bhabha, Pierre Bourdieu and Martha Nussbaum. The diverse illustrations are taken from mainstream films and television programmes of the past two decades, and include The West Wing (1999), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Frozen (2013), and Twelve Years a Slave (2013). Providing a broad range of specific examples drawn from everyday life, they allow for sophisticated ideas to be quickly grasped, while demonstrating the enduring power of cultural theory to explain the world around us. Ideal for students of literature and cultural studies, this book will also be of interest to academics and general readers looking for a new way to approach the discipline, as well as a convincing reassertion of its value. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 179 pages : illustration ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page [172]) and index. |
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9781784993115 (paperback) : 1784993115 (paperback) 9781784993108 (hardback) 1784993107 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | PN1995 |
| CLC: | J905 |
| Call Number: | J905/T655 |
| Contents: | Acknowledgements -- List of films and television programmes cited -- Introduction -- Clifford Geertz: this description -- Hayden White and history as mixture of fact and fiction -- Julia Kristeva: the female perspective on culture -- Homi K. Bhabha: post-colonial hybridity -- Pierre Bourdieu and sociological theory -- Martha Nussbaum: ethics and literary theory -- Conclusion: the strands of the web of culture -- Bibliography -- Index. |