Cinema, democracy and perfectionism : Joshua Foa Dienstag in dialogue /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dienstag, Joshua Foa, 1965- (Author, Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Series:	Critical powers.
Subjects:	Cavell, Stanley, > 1926-2018. Cavell, Stanley, > 1926-2018 Cavell, Stanley > 1926-2018 Motion pictures > Philosophy. Motion pictures > Plots, themes, etc. Motion pictures > Political aspects. Cinéma > Intrigues, thèmes, etc. Cinéma > Philosophie. Cinéma > Aspect politique. Humanities. Philosophy. Ethics and moral philosophy. The arts. Film, TV and radio. Films, cinema. Film theory and criticism. Society and social sciences Society and social sciences. Politics and government. Political science and theory. Performing Arts > Film & Video > History & Criticism. Philosophy > Ethics & Moral Philosophy. Political Science > History & Theory. Motion pictures > Philosophy Motion pictures > Political aspects Demokratie Film Cinema Stanley Cavell ethics political theory democracy Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

I. Lead essay
1. The tragedy of remarriage: letter to M. Cavell about cinema (a remake) / Joshua Foa Dienstag
II. Responses
2. Emancipated perfectionism or, In praise of dreaming / Clare Woodford
3. The phenomenology of the political: a reply from Saturday Night to Mr. Dienstag / Tracy B. Strong
4. The tragedy of remarriage in the Golden Age of television / Margaret Kohn
5. "That dangerous contention": a cinematic response to pessimism / Davide Panagia
6. Letter to Mr. Dienstag / Thomas Dumm
III. Reply
7. A letter to my critics / Joshua Foa Dienstag
Bibliography
Index.