Cinematic Nihilism - Encounters, Confrontations, Overcomings (Paperback)

Exposing and illustrating how an ongoing engagement with nihilistic alienation may contribute to, rather than detract from, the value of life, Cinematic Nihilism both challenges and builds upon past scholarship that has scrutinised nihilism in the media, but which has generally over-emphasised its negative and destructive aspects. Through case studies of popular films, including Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dawn of the Dead and The Human Centipede, and with chapters on Scotland's cinematic portrayal as both a site of 'nihilistic sacrifice' and as 'nowhere in particular', this book presents a necessary corrective, re-emphasising the constructive potential of cinematic nihilism and casting it as a phenomenon that need not be overcome.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2019
Authors:	John Marmysz
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-3171-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-3171-2
Barcode:	9781474431712

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