| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 213 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
Through case studies of popular films, including Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dawn of the Dead and The Human Centipede, this book re-emphasises the constructive potential of cinematic nihilism. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208), filmography (pages 209-210) and index. |
| Contents |
Scotland as a site of nihilistic sacrifice -- The myth of Scotland as nowhere in particular -- Monstrous masses: the human body as raw material -- From night to survival: nihilism and the living dead -- The lure of the mob: cinematic depictions of skinhead authenticity -- Cultural change and nihilism in the Rollerball films -- The abject self: apocalyptic consequences of self-discovery in Fight Club -- Rooting for the fascists in Avatar -- Yukio Mishima and the return to the body. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nihilism (Philosophy) in motion pictures.
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Nihilism (Philosophy) in motion pictures. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Marmysz, John, 1964- Cinematic nihilism. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2017] 9781474424561 (DLC) 2017299683 (OCoLC)973921080 |
| ISBN |
9781474424578 (electronic book) |
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1474424570 (electronic book) |
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9781474424585 (epub) |
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1474424589 (epub) |
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9781474424561 (hardback) |
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1474424562 (hardback) |
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