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1 online resource |
| Series |
Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
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Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
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| Contents |
Veronica Mars and Philosophy: Investigating the Mysteries of Life (Which is a Bitch Until you Die); Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The PI and the Philosophers; Part I Veronica Mars is Rich Dude Kryptonite: Investigating Politics and the Social Order; 1 Getting Past the Velvet Ropes: Status Anxiety in Neptune; Backup; The Computer Geek and the Snitch; Lessons from the Navarros; Other People Suck; Status Update; Acknowledgment; Notes; 2 "That's Really Criminal of You"": Why it May be Okay for Veronica Mars to Break the Law; "I Failed Criminal Law and I Still Know that Can't be Good." |
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"A Long Time Ago""I Get All My Criminal Tendencies from You"; "That Community's a Lot More Wholesome and Functional than, Just for Example, Neptune Is"; Notes; 3 "Got Any Enemies You Know About?" ... "Well, There's the Klan": Race, Rancor, and Riches in Neptune, California; "The Hero Is the One Who Stays and the Villain Is the One Who Splits"; "How Do You People Not Make Yourselves Sick?"; "Why Do You Care So Much for That Skinny Negro Anyway?"; Notes; Part II Veronica Mars is aTriple Threat-Girl, Teenager, and Private Detective: Investigating the World of noir |
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4 Breaking Bad in Neptune: How "Cool Guys" Become PsychopathsMy Big Fat Sociology Experiment; "Despite Popular Opinion, You Really Can't Beat the Truth Out of Someone"; The Axis of Mercer; "Haven't Thought of You Lately at All"; Notes; 5 Noir Neptune: Genre and Gender Bending in Veronica Mars; "A Town without a Middle Class"; "Fun? You Think I'm Having Fun?"; "I Know All of This Because I Have Done Everything I Can to Get to the Truth"; Notes; 6 "Don't Forget about Me, Veronica": Time, Memory, and Mystery in Veronica Mars; "Memories Both Misty and Water-Colored." |
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"I Haven't Thought of You Lately at All""Even the Experts Agree, a Girl Needs Closure"; Notes; Part II Veronica Mars Doesn't Hang with the Evil and Morally Bankrupt: Investigating Vice and Virtue; 7 "I'm Old School, an Eye for an Eye": Veronica and Vengeance; "The Bitch Is Back"; Neptune, a Town without Mercy; "Shut Up, Sane Veronica-I'm in Charge Now!"; Oh, How the Mighty Have Softened!; "Do You Not Instinctively Fear Me?"; Notes; 8 "We Used to be Friends": An Aristotelian Analysis of Veronica's Friendships; "I Do Favors for Friends"; "Mom Seems to Like Him." |
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"How about You Do Me a Favor for Once?""I'm Not Built That Way"; "See, This Dame Walks In"; Notes; 9 Does Veronica Trust Anyone?; "Trust Me"; "Who's Your Daddy?"; "Our Own Game of Spy vs. Spy"; "I Never Would Have Believed It Either"; Acknowledgment; Notes; Part IV Veronica Mars is No Longer That Girl: Investigating Women in Society; 10 Veronica's Trip to the Dentist: Don't Blame the Victim; Walking over Veronica's Corpse for Free Gum; "Your Basic Rum, Coke, and Roofie"; The Road to Hell is Paved with GHB; "It Was a Mistake"; Notes |
| Summary |
"A collection of essays centered on philosophical issues brought forth in Veronica Mars, the critically acclaimed neo-noir detective series set in the fictional town of Neptune, California."--Provide by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| SUBJECT |
Veronica Mars (Television program : 2004-2007)
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Veronica Mars (Television program : 2004-2007) fast (OCoLC)fst01795318 |
| Subject |
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dunn, George A., 1957- editor.
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| LC no. |
2014008657 |
| ISBN |
9781118843680 |
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9781118843697 |
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1118843681 |
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9781118843659 |
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111884369X |
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1118843657 |
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