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Cinema, Media, and Human Flourishing (Hardcover)
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Cinema, Media, and Human Flourishing (Hardcover)
Series: The Humanities and Human Flourishing
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The Humanities and Human Flourishing series publishes edited
volumes that explore the role of human flourishing in the central
disciplines of the humanities, and whether and how the humanities
can increase human happiness. This edited volume examines the role
of cinema and media in the context of human flourishing. The
history of cinema is rife with films and genres in which positive
cinematic narratives stand out as remarkable and defining
achievements. Since the 1930s through the superhero movies of
today, from You Can't Take It with You or Toy Story to literary
adaptations like Midsummer Night's Dream or Clueless, films have
celebrated the resilience and triumphs of people pursuing a life of
happiness and contentment. Yet, in the majority of these films,
various crises shadow these pursuits, adding obstacles and detours
that suggest films require a narrative drama of conflict, out of
which human well-being and flourishing eventually emerge. This
volume covers a multitude of historical periods and topics,
including discussions of the Aristotelian and classical models of a
"good life" that inform animated fairy tales today; how 1930s
French and Hollywood films responded to the dire need for
productive human relationships in a turbulent decade; the polemical
positions of black film criticism through the lens of James
Baldwin; a discussion of contemporary filmic quests for happiness;
the challenges for women filmmakers today in mapping the values of
their own world; the scientific, psychological, and philosophical
base for human value; and the shifting media frames of modern
society and selves. Cinema, Media Studies, and Human Flourishing
features a diverse array of approaches to understanding human
flourishing through cinematic representations of the journey to a
fulfilling life.
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