Shows About Nothing

Shows About Nothing Nihilism in Popular Culture from the Exorcist to Seinfeld

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Publisher's Synopsis

Hibbs (philosophy, Boston College) argues that portrayal of evil in American television and film can be linked to the spread of nihilism in reaction to the apathy and conformity of American life. Examining such films as Silence of the Lambs and both versions of Cape Fear he explores how a growing number of characters in film can be seen as "beyond

Book information

ISBN: 9781890626174
Publisher: Spence Pub.
Imprint: Spence Pub.
Pub date:
DEWEY: 791.43684
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 422g
Height: 215mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 25mm