| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Falling into History -- Culture by Outmoded Means -- Reading by Residual Means -- Narrative by Obstinate Means -- Cinema by Dated Means -- Politics by Obsolete Means. |
| Summary |
"Out of Sync & Out of Work explores the representation of obsolescence, particularly of labor, in film and literature during a historical moment in which automation has intensified in capitalist economies. Joel Burges analyzes texts such as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Wreck-It Ralph, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Iron Council, and examines their "means" of production. Those means include a range of subjects and narrative techniques, including the "residual means" of including classic film stills in a text, the "obstinate means" of depicting machine breaking, the "dated means" of employing the largely defunct technique of stop-motion animation, and the "obsolete" means of celebrating a labor strike. In every case, the novels and films that Burges scrutinizes call on these means to activate the reader's/viewer's awareness of historical time. Out of Sync & Out of Work advances its readers' grasp of the complexities of historical time in contemporary culture, moving the study of temporality forward in film and media studies, literary studies, critical theory, and cultural critique"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Unemployed in literature.
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Unemployed in literature. |
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Working class in literature.
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Working class in literature. |
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Working class in motion pictures.
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Working class in motion pictures. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Burges, Joel. Out of Sync & Out of Work. New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2018 (DLC) 2017055193 |
| ISBN |
9780813597133 (electronic book) |
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0813597137 (electronic book) |
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9780813597157 (electronic book) |
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0813597153 (electronic book) |
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9780813597119 (paperback) |
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9780813597126 (paperback) |
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0813597110 |
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