Deconstructing Brad Pitt

ISBN-13: 9781623561796 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 296 str.

Christopher Schaberg; Robert Bennett

Opis

The reactions evoked by images of and stories about Brad Pitt are many and wide-ranging: while one person might swoon or exclaim, another rolls his eyes or groans. How a single figure provokes such strong, often opposing emotions is a puzzle, one elegantly explored and perhaps even solved by _Deconstructing Brad Pitt. Co-editors Christopher Schaberg and Robert Bennett have shaped a book that is not simply a multifaceted analysis of Brad Pitt as an actor and as a celebrity, but which is also a personal inquiry into how we are drawn to, turned on, or otherwise piqued by Pitt's performances and personae. Written in accessible prose and culled from the expertise of scholars across different fields, _Deconstructing Brad Pitt lingers on this iconic actor and elucidates his powerful influence on contemporary culture.The editors will be donating a portion of their royalties to Pitt's Make It Right foundation.

Recenzje

With just the right mix of wit, self-awareness, and critical passion, the authors subject the curious case of brand Pitt--artist and star, boy toy and generational icon, Redford scion and Ninth Ward architect, Chanel shill and co-proprietor of the going concern known as Brangelina--to edifying and satisfying scrutiny. Eric Lott, City University of New York, The Graduate Center, USA

Spis treści

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOREWORD Robert Bennett, Montana State University-Bozeman, USA PREFACE Christopher Schaberg, Loyola University New Orleans, USAINTRODUCTION 1. Making Montana Ben Leubner, Montana State University-Bozeman, USA2. Romantic Hero Elizabeth Abele, SUNY Nassau Community College, USA3. On Crashing Christopher Schaberg, Loyola University New Orleans, USA4. Suburban Rage Robert Bennett, Montana State University-Bozeman, USA5. Abyss of Simulation Randy Laist, Goodwin College, USA6. Brangelina Blend Michele White, Tulane University, USA 7. Art Muse Sarah Juliet Lauro, Clemson University, USA 8. Oedipus Cop Fran Pheasant-Kelly, University of Wolverhampton, UK9. Anger of Achilles Rick Hudson, Bath Spa University, UK10. Becoming Brad Bob Batchelor, Thiel College, USA 11. A Star is Born Andy Horton, University of Oklahoma, USA 12. Brad Pitt for Mayor Thomas Bayer, Tulane University, USA 13. Gay for Brad Edmond Y. Chang, Drew University, USA CODA: FAILURE Brian A. Sullivan, Loyola University New Orleans, USAPOSTSCRIPT? MADNESS Robert Bennett, Montana State University-Bozeman, USA BIBLIOGRAPHYCONTRIBUTORSINDEX Susan Clements, USAARTWORK Nancy Bernardo, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

O autorze

Christopher Schaberg is Director of the Program in Public Scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis, USA, and the author of The Textual Life of Airports (2012), The End of Airports (2015), Airportness (2017), The Work of Literature in an Age of Post-Truth (2018), Searching for the Anthropocene (2019), Pedagogy of the Depressed (2021), and Adventure: An Argument for Limits (2023), all published by Bloomsbury. He is also the founding co-editor (with Ian Bogost) of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons book series. Robert Bennett is Professor of English at Montana State University, USA.