Cinematic Nihilism : : Encounters, Confrontations, Overcomings / / John Marmysz.
Explores the ways in which nihilism is encountered, confronted, and overcome in contemporary filmExposing 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 scho...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 18 B/W illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Plato’s Nightmare
- Part I Encounters
- Introduction
- 1 Scotland as a Site of Nihilistic Sacrifice
- 2 The Myth of Scotland as Nowhere in Particular
- 3 Monstrous Masses: The Human Body as Raw Material
- Part II Confrontations
- Introduction
- 4 From Night to Survival: Nihilism and the Living Dead
- 5 The Lure of the Mob: Cinematic Depictions of Skinhead Authenticity
- 6 Cultural Change and Nihilism in the Rollerball Films
- Part III Overcomings
- Introduction
- 7 The Abject Self: Apocalyptic Consequences of Self-discovery in Fight Club
- 8 Rooting for the Fascists in Avatar
- 9 Yukio Mishima and the Return to the Body
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index