Book
Popular cinema as political theory: idealism and realism in epics, noirs, and satires
Palgrave Macmillan
2013
DOI: 10.1057/9781137373861
Abstract
Contents: Doing political theory with popular films: styles in action in everyday life -- An epic comeback? post-western politics in film and theory -- Rhythms of political satire: post-modern politics in words, musics, and movies -- Realism as a political style: noir insights -- Noir in paradise: testing and twisting realist politics -- Conclusion -- Unsettling idealism versus realism: perfectionism in two classics of neo noir -- Appendix A: Classic film noir according to critical consensus -- Appendix B: Some interim noir films according to commentators -- Appendix C: Neo-noir films according to Nelson.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Popular cinema as political theory: idealism and realism in epics, noirs, and satires
- Creators
- John S Nelson
- Resource Type
- Book
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137373861
- ISBN
- 1137374705; 9781137374707; 9781349477081; 1349477087; 9781137373861; 1137373865
- eISBN
- 9781137373861; 1137373865
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan; New York
- Number of pages
- xii, 249 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2013
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Graduate College Operations Distr; Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9983983487702771
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