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Matters of Gravity - Special Effects and Supermen in the 20th Century (Paperback, New)
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The headlong rush, the rapid montage, the soaring superhero, the
plunging roller coaster—Matters of Gravity focuses on the
experience of technological spectacle in American popular culture
over the past century. In these essays, leading media and cultural
theorist Scott Bukatman reveals how popular culture tames the
threats posed by technology and urban modernity by immersing people
in delirious kinetic environments like those traversed by Plastic
Man, Superman, and the careening astronauts of 2001: A Space
Odyssey and The Right Stuff. He argues that as advanced
technologies have proliferated, popular culture has turned the
attendant fear of instability into the thrill of topsy-turvydom,
often by presenting images and experiences of weightless escape
from controlled space.Considering theme parks, cyberspace,
cinematic special effects, superhero comics, and musical films,
Matters of Gravity highlights phenomena that make technology
spectacular, permit unfettered flights of fantasy, and free us
momentarily from the weight of gravity and history, of past and
present. Bukatman delves into the dynamic ways pop culture imagines
that apotheosis of modernity: the urban metropolis. He points to
two genres, musical films and superhero comics, that turn the city
into a unique site of transformative power. Leaping in single
bounds from lively descriptions to sharp theoretical insights,
Matters of Gravity is a deft, exhilarating celebration of the
liberatory effects of popular culture.
General
Imprint: |
Duke University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2003 |
First published: |
July 2003 |
Authors: |
Scott Bukatman
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
296 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8223-3119-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8223-3119-5 |
Barcode: |
9780822331193 |
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