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Cinema, Theory, and Political Responsibility in Contemporary Culture (Literature, Culture, Theory)

By Patrick McGee

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0521589088, 9780521589086, 0521581303, 9780521581301
LCC
PN1995 .M378 1997
Open Library ID
OL1004176M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3029883 bytes)
Series
Literature, Culture, Theory
Pages
252\252
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This book explores the political significance of aesthetic analysis in the context of cultural and film studies, and asks how political responsibility can be reconciled with the concept of the university as a democratic institution. Through detailed reference to Neil Jordan's film The Crying Game, Patrick McGee shows how film can be both a product of the culture industry and a critique of it. He analyzes the function of the university in producing interpretations of such highly political art forms and in determing the limits of critical discussion. McGee links Adorno with Derrida to provide a new route through cultural studies and the claims of political criticism.

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