M. Maloney

The Search for Meaning in Film and Television

Disenchantment at the Turn of the Millennium

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is concerned with the difficulties faced by modern Westerners in their search for a meaningful life. It sheds light on this enduring cultural dilemma through a close reading of four popular film and television narratives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-69845-5
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781349698455
• ISBN-10: 1349698458
• Artikelnr.: 45068868

Autorenporträt

Marcus Maloney is a Teaching Associate in Sociology at Monash University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Just a Toy 3. Batman and Society 4. Self, Sex and the City 5. Tony Soprano and the Big Nothing 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography

Rezensionen

"Maloney's book is an interesting attempt that studies the overall direction of popular culture and society by addressing four diverse texts from the turn of the millennium. ... the book positions itself in an intersection that appeals to students, especially undergraduates who find it difficult to see the deployment of critical theory and philosophy in something as broad as popular culture." (Mani Saravanan, The Popular Culture Studies Journal, Vol. 4 (1-2), 2016)