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"Light shows how movies provide essential texts for understanding America." -- Dale Jamieson, Carleton College
"Light's interrogations show how philosophical scrutiny of films yields surprising insights and perspectives." -- Douglas Kellner, University of California, Los Angeles
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In Reel Arguments, Andrew Light, known for his work in environmental ethics and the philosophy of technology, addresses the role of film in society. By looking at films and the creators of such films as Alice in the Cities, Enemy of the State, The Conversation, Falling Down, City of Hope, and Matewan, Light persuasively argues that film can be highly philosophical and influential. Though not the first to make such a claim, Light brings new insights into the readings of these films as visual arguments covering a range of issues: identity politics, urban landscapes, the politics of space, and the unexpected dimensions of technology. This volume will be of special interest to readers of film and philosophy.
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"Light shows how movies provide essential texts for understanding America." -- Dale Jamieson, Carleton College
"Light's interrogations show how philosophical scrutiny of films yields surprising insights and perspectives." -- Douglas Kellner, University of California, Los Angeles
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In Reel Arguments, Andrew Light, known for his work in environmental ethics and the philosophy of technology, addresses the role of film in society. By looking at films and the creators of such films as Alice in the Cities, Enemy of the State, The Conversation, Falling Down, City of Hope, and Matewan, Light persuasively argues that film can be highly philosophical and influential. Though not the first to make such a claim, Light brings new insights into the readings of these films as visual arguments covering a range of issues: identity politics, urban landscapes, the politics of space, and the unexpected dimensions of technology. This volume will be of special interest to readers of film and philosophy.
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As is true of many philosophers, my relationship with my discipline has often taken the form of a love affair, and as with many such relationships, it hasn't always been a good one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classical wilderness, constitutive profile, detached identities, detached identity, focal things, ecological identity, device paradigm, subversive rationalization, neutrality thesis, attached identities, attached identity, urban wilderness, everyday aesthetic, thick spaces, gun thugs, surveillance technology, male feminism, identity trait Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, The End of Violence, Chico Mendes, Few Clothes, Spike Lee, The Burning Season, Wim Wenders, African Americans, Harry Caul, West Virginia, Native Americans, Rodney King, Union Square, Will Smith, Dough Boy, Douglas Kellner, Gene Hackman, Mingo County, North American, Sal's Pizzeria, Venice Beach, Another Planet, Charlton Heston New!
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As is true of many philosophers, my relationship with my discipline has often taken the form of a love affair, and as with many such relationships, it hasn't always been a good one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classical wilderness, constitutive profile, detached identities, detached identity, focal things, ecological identity, device paradigm, subversive rationalization, neutrality thesis, attached identities, attached identity, urban wilderness, everyday aesthetic, thick spaces, gun thugs, surveillance technology, male feminism, identity trait Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, The End of Violence, Chico Mendes, Few Clothes, Spike Lee, The Burning Season, Wim Wenders, African Americans, Harry Caul, West Virginia, Native Americans, Rodney King, Union Square, Will Smith, Dough Boy, Douglas Kellner, Gene Hackman, Mingo County, North American, Sal's Pizzeria, Venice Beach, Another Planet, Charlton Heston New!
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- Media Culture: Cultural Studies, Identity and Politics Between the Modern and the Postmodern by Douglas Kellner on 6 pages
- City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles by Mike Davis on 5 pages
- City of Hope by John Sayles on 4 pages
- Environmental Ethics: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) by Andrew Light on 4 pages
- Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising by Robert Gooding-Williams in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash Between Freedom and Control is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System by Siva Vaidhyanathan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All (Popular Culture and Philosophy) by Gregory Bassham in Back Matter
- Democratizing Technology: Andrew Feenberg's Critical Theory of Technology by Tyler Veak in Back Matter
- Animal Pragmatism: Rethinking Human-Nonhuman Relationships by Erin McKenna in Back Matter
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