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Zusatztext The book thus offers a corrective to certain outdated tendencies of ecocriticism and environmental activism, especially the idealisation of ‘pure’ nature … Green Media and Popular Culture is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the recent past or possible futures of ecocriticism and the environmental humanities. Informationen zum Autor John Parham is Principal Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Worcester, UK. Klappentext This comprehensive survey of green media and popular culture introduces the reader to the key debates and theories surrounding green interpretations of popular film, television and journalism, as well as comedy, music, animation, and computer games. With stimulating and original case studies on U2, Björk, the animated films of Disney, the computer game Journey, and more, this engaging text reveals the complicated and often contradictory relationship between the media and environmentalism. Examining the ways in which green media can influence the public's awareness of environmental issues, this innovative textbook is a critical starting point for students of Media, Film and Cultural Studies, and anyone else researching and studying in the rapidly growing field of green media and cultural studies. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive survey of green media and popular culture introduces the reader to the key debates and theories surrounding green interpretations of popular film, television and journalism, as well as comedy, music, animation, and computer games. With stimulating and original case studies on U2, Björk, the animated films of Disney, the computer game Journey, and more, this engaging text reveals the complicated and often contradictory relationship between the media and environmentalism.Examining the ways in which green media can influence the public's awareness of environmental issues, this innovative textbook is a critical starting point for students of Media, Film and Cultural Studies, and anyone else researching and studying in the rapidly growing field of green media and cultural studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword1. Embracing Contradiction: Green Popular CulturePART I: CONTRADICTION2. Global and Eco-Cosmopolitan Film: 'Muddled Middles'3. Green Television: Telling Tales4. Green Journalism and Green CulturesPART II: ELASTICITY5. Green Comedy: The Importance of Being Elastic6. Popular Music: Reconnecting with the Environment7. 'Eco-Cinema': Art Film and Documentary8. Green Computer Games: To Play is to Inhabit9. The 'Hope' of Green AnimationAfterword....
