Mad Men - The Death and Redemption of American Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Moore is associate professor at St. Thomas University in Canada. Barry Craig is professor at Huron University. Amanda DiPaolo is associate professor of human rights at St. Thomas University. Klappentext For seven seasons, AMC's Mad Men captivated audiences with the story of Don Draper, an advertising executive whose personal and professional successes and failures took viewers on a roller coaster ride through America's tumultuous 1960s. More than just a television show about one of advertising's "bad boys," the series investigates the principles of the American regime, exploring whether or not the American Dream is a sustainable vision of human flourishing and happiness. This collection of essays investigates the show's engagement with the philosophic and political foundations of American democracy. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays explores the philosophical and political dimensions of America as revealed by AMC’s Mad Men, investigating topics including freedom, equality, consumerism and justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Mad Men and the End of History Chapter 2: Don Draper's Life, His Liberty, and His Need for Happiness Chapter 3: Mad Men's Selective Nostalgia and Uncertain Progress Chapter 4: Mastering the Infinite: Mad Men's Poetic Modernity Chapter 5: "Just Like a Man Does": Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Autonomy in Mad Men Chapter 6: Mad Men's Tell-Tale Heart of Racism Chapter 7: Dante and Don Draper Share a Coke Chapter 8: Between Past and Future: Promises and Forgiveness in Mad Men

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Sara Moore Macdonald
• Mitarbeit: Sara MacDonald (Herausgeber), Andrew Moore (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9781498526968
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2696-8
• Seiten: 206
• Serien: Politics, Literature, & Film; Politics, Literature, & Film
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Political structures / systems: democracy