Narrative Humanism : : Kindness and Complexity in Fiction and Film / / Wyatt Moss-Wellington.
Outlines an approach for reading fictive texts focussed upon the politics of human kindnessRead the blog post An interview with Wyatt Moss-Wellington, author of ‘Narrative Humanism’ and co-editor of ‘ReFocus: The Films of Spike Jonze’Provides scholarly resources for evaluating the ethics, politics a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 20 B/W illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Humanist Hermeneutics
- 1. Reading the Human Drama in Film and Fiction
- Part II Social Narratology
- 2. Foundational Functions of Fiction
- 3. Affective Functions of Fiction
- 4. Connectedness and Character
- 5. Mental Work and Memory
- 6. Ethics and Conclusions
- Part III Genre Case Study: The Suburban Ensemble Dramedy
- 7. An Introduction to the Millennial Suburban Ensemble Film
- 8. Discussions: Affect, Sociopolitics and the Ensemble Narrative
- Part IV Close Reading Case Study: Parenthood
- 9. Parenthood: A Humanistic Close Reading
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index