Cinema, media, and human flourishing /
"The range of topics in this volume covers a multitude of historical periods and topics, which in turn figure in the new media environments of contemporary life. These include discussions of the Aristotelian and classical models of a “good life” that inform animated fairy tales today; 1930s Fre...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Series: | Humanities and human flourishing.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The range of topics in this volume covers a multitude of historical periods and topics, which in turn figure in the new media environments of contemporary life. These include discussions of the Aristotelian and classical models of a “good life” that inform animated fairy tales today; 1930s French and Hollywood films which respond to the dire need for productive human relationships in a turbulent decade; the polemical positions of black film criticism through the lens of James Baldwin's work; a discussion of contemporary filmic quests for happiness; the challenges for women filmmakers today in mapping the values of their own world; landscapes of austerity and poverty in the cinematic homelands today; the scientific, psychological, and philosophical base for human value; and the shifting media frames of modern society and selves"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197624227 0197624227 9780197624203 0197624200 |