| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 224 pages) |
| Series |
The philosophy of popular culture |
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Philosophy of popular culture.
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| Contents |
The fly and the human : ironies of disgust / Colin McGinn -- Tragedy and terrible beauty in A history of violence and Eastern promises / Cynthia Freeland -- Cronenberg as scientist : antiessentialism, sex as remixing, and the view from nowhere / Peter Ludlow -- What happens to Brundle? Problems of teleportation and personal identity in The fly / Paul F. Snowdon -- eXistenZial angst / Duncan Pritchard -- "Freaks of nature" : extrasensory perception and the paranormal in the films of David Cronenberg / Keith Allen -- Deception and disorder : unraveling Cronenberg's divided minds / Simon Riches -- Psychological determinism in the films of David Cronenberg / Daniel Shaw -- Self-creation, identity, and authenticity : a study of A history of violence and Western promises / Daniel Moseley -- The fiction of truth in fiction : some reflections on semantics and eXistenZ / Graham Stevens -- Re(ct)ifying empty speech : Cronenberg and the problem of the first person / Brook W.R. Pearson -- The politics of mad science in The fly and Dead ringers / R. Barton Palmer -- From "impassioned morality" to "bloodless agnosticism" : a philosophy of David Cronenberg through the Burroughs/Ballard axis / Jones Irwin |
| Summary |
Initially regarded as a cult figure with a strong following amongst sci-fi and horror film fans, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg emerged as a major and commercially viable film director with mainstream hits such as A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007). With his unique ability to present imagery that is both disturbing and provocative, Cronenberg creates striking films, noteworthy not just for their cinematic beauty but also for the philosophical questions they raise. The Philosophy of David Cronenberg examines Cronenberg's body of work, from his breakthrough Sc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cronenberg, David, 1943- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Cronenberg, David, 1943- fast |
| Subject |
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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PHILOSOPHY -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Riches, Simon, 1979-
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| ISBN |
9780813136172 |
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0813136172 |
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9780813140605 |
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0813140609 |
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1280123974 |
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9781280123979 |
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