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The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott

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By (author): Adam Barkman Ashley Barkman Nancy Kang

The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott, edited by Adam Barkman, Ashley Barkman, and Nancy Kang, brings together eighteen critical essays that illuminate a nearly comprehensive selection of the directors feature films from cutting-edge multidisciplinary and comparative perspectives. Chapters examine such signature works as Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Thelma and Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000), Hannibal (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), and American Gangster (2007). This volume divides the chapters into three major thematic groups: responsibility, remembering, and revision; real, alienated, and ideal lives; and gender, identity, and selfhood. Each section features six discrete essays, each of which forwards an original thesis about the film or films chosen for analysis. Each chapter features close readings of scenes as well as broader discussions that will interest academics, non-specialists, as well as educated readers with an interest in films as visual texts. While recognizing Scotts undeniable contributions to contemporary popular cinema, the volume does not shy away from honest and well-evidenced critique. Each chapters approach correlates with philosophical, literary, or cultural studies perspectives. Using both combined and single-film discussions, the contributors examine such topics as gender roles and feminist theory; philosophical abstractions like ethics, honor, and personal responsibility; historical memory and the challenges of accurately rendering historical events on screen; literary archetypes and generic conventions; race relations and the effect of class difference on character construction; how religion shapes personal and collective values; the role of a constantly changing technological universe; and the schism between individual and group-based power structures. The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott assembles the critical essays of scholars working in the fields of philosophy, literary studies, and cultural studies. An international group, they are based in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Korea, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. The guiding assumption on the part of all the writers is that the filmmaker is the leading determiner of a motion pictures ethos, artistic vision, and potential for audience engagement. While not discounting the production team (including screenwriters, actors, and cinematographers, among others), auteur theory recognizes the seminal role of the director as the nucleus of the meaning-making process. With Scott an active and prolific presence in the entertainment industry today, the timeliness of this volume is optimal. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 413g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 225mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Feb 2015
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781498511773

About Adam BarkmanAshley BarkmanNancy Kang

Adam Barkman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Redeemer University College. He is the author of C. S. Lewis and Philosophy as a Way of Life (Zossima Press 2009) Through Common Things: Philosophical Reflections on Global Popular Culture (Winged Lion 2010) and Above All Things: Essays on Christian Ethics and Popular Culture (Winged Lion 2011) and is the co-editor of Manga and Philosophy (Open Court 2010) and The Philosophy of Ang Lee (University Press of Kentucky 2013). Ashley Barkman is a part-time lecturer of philosophy and English at Redeemer University College and is the author of several articles on philosophy and pop culture including chapters in 30 Rock and Philosophy (Wiley 2010) The Walking Dead and Philosophy (Open Court 2012) and The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy (Wiley 2012) Nancy Kang is Assistant Professor of Multicultural and Diaspora Literatures at the University of Baltimore. She also served as Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow in the Humanities at Syracuse University (2007-2011) affiliated with the Native Studies Program the Asian & Asian American Studies Interdisciplinary Minor and the Department of English. Her publications include current or forthcoming articles in Canadian Literature Womens Studies The African American Review Callaloo Essays on Canadian Writing and various chapters in edited collections.

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