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The Politics of Twin Peaks (Paperback)
Amanda DiPaolo, James Clark Gillies; Contributions by Shai Biderman, Amanda DiPaolo, Darci Doll, …
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R1,022
Discovery Miles 10 220
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The strange and wonderful place of Twin Peaks captivated audiences
for more than two decades before its long-awaited return to
television in 2017. David Lynch and Mark Frost created a land that
embodies the politics of American culture. With its focus on
small-town America and life outside urban centers, rural and
suburban values play a big part in the overall Twin Peaks
narrative. More than just a soapy murder investigation or a
mysterious puzzle to be solved, Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: The
Return are metaphors for the political years in which they are set.
The Politics of Twin Peaks investigates the show's engagement with
American politics and identity. With a close relationship between
the two, Twin Peaks is the rare cultural landmark in both film and
television whose timelessness is defined by the fact that it can
constantly be reinterpreted. Within that sometimes dreamlike
Lynchian narrative, Twin Peaks hints at, sometimes explicitly and
sometimes subtly, the political fault lines in the United States.
In this edited collection, the politics inherent in Twin Peaks is
approached from numerous points of view.
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The Politics of Twin Peaks (Hardcover)
Amanda DiPaolo, Jamie Gillies; Contributions by Shai Biderman, Amanda DiPaolo, Darci Doll, …
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R2,369
Discovery Miles 23 690
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The strange and wonderful place of Twin Peaks captivated audiences
for more than two decades before its long-awaited return to
television in 2017. David Lynch and Mark Frost created a land that
embodies the politics of American culture. With its focus on
small-town America and life outside urban centers, rural and
suburban values play a big part in the overall Twin Peaks
narrative. More than just a soapy murder investigation or a
mysterious puzzle to be solved, Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: The
Return are metaphors for the political years in which they are set.
The Politics of Twin Peaks investigates the show's engagement with
American politics and identity. With a close relationship between
the two, Twin Peaks is the rare cultural landmark in both film and
television whose timelessness is defined by the fact that it can
constantly be reinterpreted. Within that sometimes dreamlike
Lynchian narrative, Twin Peaks hints at, sometimes explicitly and
sometimes subtly, the political fault lines in the United States.
In this edited collection, the politics inherent in Twin Peaks is
approached from numerous points of view.
For seven seasons, AMC's Mad Men captivated audiences with the
story of Don Draper, an advertising executive whose personal and
professional successes and failures took viewers on a roller
coaster ride through America's tumultuous 1960s. More than just a
television show about one of advertising's "bad boys," the series
investigates the principles of the American regime, exploring
whether or not the American Dream is a sustainable vision of human
flourishing and happiness. This collection of essays investigates
the show's engagement with the philosophic and political
foundations of American democracy.
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect the American public from
encroachments of liberty by the federal government. During times of
war, the president often spearheads efforts to limit rights in the
name of national security. When these cases make their way through
the federal courts system, it is expected that the judiciary would
use rights-based language in their adjudication of cases dealing
with such rights-based claims. Zones of Twilight shows that the
courts actually use the separation of powers to decide these cases.
In other words, the courts look to see if Congress has authorized
the president to limit the liberties in question. More often than
not, if Congress is on board, so are the federal courts. Although
the common conception is that the courts give the president a blank
check during war, it is in fact Congress that has received that
blank check. Zones of Twilight looks at four reoccurring issues
during times of war where the courts have had to decide cases where
the executive has limited individual freedoms: military detentions,
warrantless electronic surveillance, emergency economic powers, and
free speech.
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect the American public from
encroachments of liberty by the federal government. During times of
war, the president often spearheads efforts to limit rights in the
name of national security. When these cases make their way through
the federal courts system, it is expected that the judiciary would
use rights-based language in their adjudication of cases dealing
with such rights-based claims. Zones of Twilight shows that the
courts actually use the separation of powers to decide these cases.
In other words, the courts look to see if Congress has authorized
the president to limit the liberties in question. More often than
not, if Congress is on board, so are the federal courts. Although
the common conception is that the courts give the president a blank
check during war, it is in fact Congress that has received that
blank check. Zones of Twilight looks at four reoccurring issues
during times of war where the courts have had to decide cases where
the executive has limited individual freedoms: military detentions,
warrantless electronic surveillance, emergency economic powers, and
free speech.
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