Sociology Through the Projector

ISBN-13: 9780415445986 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 148 str.

Bulent Diken; Carsten Bagge Laustsen

Opis

Explains the performative relation to social theory in which cinema functions as a tool for social diagnosis. This book provides an understanding of theory as the chosen films work as a pedagogical route into social theory. It is suitable for students and researchers of Sociology, Contemporary Social Theory, Film Studies and Cultural Studies.

Recenzje

"Diken (Lancaster U.) and Laustsen (Aarhus U., Denmark) examine social issues in contemporary film, and apply those observations in the context of personal identity, film theory and modern culture. Designed to appeal to students of both sociology and film, this book addresses such topics as social exclusion, gender roles, the abuse of power and psychological bonds in modern society. Films such as Fight Club, Life is Beautiful, City of God, Lord of the Flies and Brazil are discussed in depth." -- Book News Inc., August 2008 

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Cinema and Social Theory  2. Hamam: Postal Economies of the Orient  3. Lord of the Flies: Sociology of Spite  4. City of God: Camping as Social (Non)Relation  5. Fight Club: Violence in Network Society  6. Brazil: From Error to Terror  7. Life is Beautiful: The Ghost of Auschwitz.  Afterword: Aesthetics Against Postpolitics