The Search for Meaning in Film and Television - Disenchantment at the Turn of the Millennium

This book is concerned with the difficulties faced by modern Westerners in their search for a meaningful life. It sheds light on this enduring cultural dilemma through a close reading of four popular film and television narratives.

List of contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Just a Toy 3. Batman and Society 4. Self, Sex and the City 5. Tony Soprano and the Big Nothing 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography

About the author

Marcus Maloney is a Teaching Associate in Sociology at Monash University, Australia.

Summary

This book is concerned with the difficulties faced by modern Westerners in their search for a meaningful life. It sheds light on this enduring cultural dilemma through a close reading of four popular film and television narratives.

Additional text

“Maloney’s book is an interesting attempt that studies the overall direction of popular culture and society by addressing four diverse texts from the turn of the millennium. … the book positions itself in an intersection that appeals to students, especially undergraduates who find it difficult to see the deployment of critical theory and philosophy in something as broad as popular culture.” (Mani Saravanan, The Popular Culture Studies Journal, Vol. 4 (1-2), 2016)

Product details

• Authors: M Maloney, M. Maloney, Marcus Maloney
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9781349698455
• ISBN: 978-1-349-69845-5
• No. of pages: 185
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 11 mm x 217 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 185 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Miscellaneous; B, Media Studies, Culture, Sociology, Society, Sociology of Culture, Society & social sciences, Performing Arts, Communication, The arts: general issues, Arts, Social Sciences, Film History, Social Sciences, general, Media and Communication, Social groups: religious groups & communities, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Film and Television Studies, Film and TV History, Screen Studies, Motion pictures—History, Motion pictures and television, Film history, theory & criticism, film;Sex;television