MARC Record from marc_claremont_school_theology

LEADER: 04015cam a22006974a 4500
001 ocn729574194
003 OCoLC
005 20200617075440.3
008 110606s2012 txu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011021756
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBDX$dBWX$dCDX$dUAF$dYUS$dERASA$dSTF$dUKMGB$dIAD$dKMS$dOCLCF$dCHVBK$dOCLCQ$dNJK$dOCLCA$dOCL$dOCLCO$dOCLCA
015 $aGBB1B0923$2bnb
016 7 $a015895250$2Uk
019 $a754168656$a809184769
020 $a9781602583788$q(pbk. ;$qalk. paper)
020 $a1602583781$q(pbk. ;$qalk. paper)
024 8 $a40020528525
029 1 $aAU@$b000047115014
029 1 $aAU@$b000048548923
029 1 $aCHBIS$b007199699
029 1 $aCHVBK$b18144531X
029 1 $aNZ1$b14329022
029 1 $aUKMGB$b015895250
035 $a(OCoLC)729574194$z(OCoLC)754168656$z(OCoLC)809184769
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPN1995.9.N55$bH53 2012
082 00 $a791.43/684$223
049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aHibbs, Thomas S.
245 10 $aShows about nothing :$bnihilism in popular culture /$cThomas S. Hibbs.
250 $a2nd rev. and expanded ed.
260 $aWaco, Tex. :$bBaylor University Press,$c©2012.
300 $axvii, 257 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index.
505 0 $aNihilism, American style -- The quest for evil -- The negative zone : suburban familial malaise in American beauty, Revolutionary road, and Mad men -- Normal nihilism as comic : Seinfeld, Trainspotting, and Pulp fiction -- Romanticism and nihilism -- Defense against the dark arts : from Se7en to the Dark knight and Harry Potter -- God got involved : sacred quests and overcoming nihilism -- Feels like the movies.
520 $aAmerican media is the subject of constant critique. The seeming exaltation of violence, sex, and illicit themes creates virulent opponents of the media and its content. But could it be that the American experiment--even the quest to fulfill the American Dream--actually encourages media to act in a way that deserves these critiques? Thomas Hibbs probes deep into the canon of all things screen to uncover the disturbing truths about the contemporary media landscape. Beneath the shallow faced of evil lies the Nietzschean framework of nihilism--a nothingness that simultaneously undermines notions of right and wrong and destroys any sense of meaning or purpose. And, as Hibbs reveals, the story lines that inhabit today's popular culture bring us dangerously close to Nietzsche's ideal, ruling out--as they often do--any possibility for their characters to make a "right decision." Surveying the blockbuster movie franchises Harry Potter, Avatar, and The Dark Knight, as well as the hit primetime television shows Seinfeld, Mad Men, and even Oprah, Shows about Nothing suggests how popular culture can move beyond nihilism.
590 $bArchive
650 0 $aNihilism (Philosophy) in motion pictures.
650 0 $aNihilism (Philosophy) on television.
650 0 $aGood and evil in motion pictures.
650 0 $aCulture in motion pictures.
650 7 $aCulture in motion pictures.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01902963
650 7 $aGood and evil in motion pictures.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01903379
650 7 $aNihilism (Philosophy) in motion pictures.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01037711
650 7 $aNihilism (Philosophy) on television.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01037712
650 7 $aNihilismus$2gnd
650 7 $aFilm$2gnd
650 7 $aFernsehsendung$2gnd
650 7 $aDas Böse$2gnd
650 7 $aPop-Kultur$2gnd
651 7 $aUSA.$2idszbz
938 $aBrodart$bBROD$n13466224$c$24.95
938 $aCoutts Information Services$bCOUT$n18010154
938 $aErasmus Boekhandel$bERAA$nNTS0000136594
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n6960356
938 $aBlackwell Book Service$bBBUS$n6960356
994 $a92$bCST
976 $a10017035768