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A Cinema of Hopelessness - The Rhetoric of Rage in 21st Century Popular Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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A Cinema of Hopelessness - The Rhetoric of Rage in 21st Century Popular Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society
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This book explores the circulation of anger and hostility in
contemporary American culture with particular attention to the
fantasy of refusal, a dream of rejecting all the structures of the
contemporary political and economic system. Framing the question of
public sentiment through the lens of rhetorical studies, this book
traces the circulation of symbols that craft public feelings in
contemporary popular cinema. Analyzing popular twenty-first century
films as invitations to a particular way of feeling, the book
delves into the way popular sentiments are circulated and
intensified. The book examines dystopian films (The Purge, The
Cabin in the Woods), science fiction (Snowpiercer), and superhero
narratives (the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Joker). Across these
varied films, an affective economy that emphasizes grief, betrayal,
refusal, and an underlying rage at the seeming hopelessness of
contemporary culture is uncovered. These examinations are framed in
terms of ongoing political protests ranging from Occupy Wall
Street, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, and the 6th January 2021
invasion of the US Capitol Building.
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