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

by M. Maloney

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349698455
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	185
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table 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

Editorial Reviews

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)

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