Popular Cinema as Political Theory
Idealism and Realism in Epics, Noirs, and Satires

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Authors and Corporations: Nelson, J. (Author)
published: Palgrave Macmillan 2013
Media Type: Book, E-Book

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Physical Description: 249; Color of cover: Blue, Color of cover: Cream, Color of cover: Grey, Color of cover: Silver, XII, 249 p., New York; 142 x 216 x 20
ISBN: 9781137374707
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Monographie
Collection: PDA Print VUB
Table of Contents
Introduction: Doing Political Theory with Popular Films: Styles in Action in Everyday Life 1. An Epic Comeback? Post-Western Politics in Film and Theory 2. Rhythms of Political Satire: Post-Modern Politics in Words, Musics, and Movies 3. Realism as a Political Style: Noir Insights 4. Noir in Paradise: Testing and Twisting Realist Politics Conclusion: Unsettling Idealism versus Realism: Perfectionism in Two Classics of Neo Noir