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  • A Critical Companion to Mel Gibson

    by Adam Barkman, Antonio Sanna, Sarah Baker, Katherine Cottle, Eileen M. Harney, Brett A. Houk, Graham Lee, Douglas C. Macleod Jr., Heather McKillop0, Josh Morrison1, Todd G. Morrison2, Anneke Murley-Evenden3, Kandice M. Parker4, Peter Piatkowski5, Amanda Rutherford6, Yaakov Ariel7, Andrea Mancini8 ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
    The twelve essays in A Critical Companion to Mel Gibson offer various interpretations of Mel Gibson’s work, treating this prolific but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher. From The Man Without a Face and Braveheart to The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto, and Hacksaw Ridge, this interdisciplinary collection mines Gibson’s life ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • A Critical Companion to Julie Taymor

    by Matthew Hodge, Adam Barkman, Antonio Sanna, Anna Baccanti, Louis Breitsohl, Andrew Grossman, Claire Kimball, Elizabeth Klett0, Dominique Angela M. Juntado1, Sony Jalarajan Raj2, Gabrielle Stecher3, Adith K. Suresh4, Jeff Turner5, Leanne Weston6, Shawn H. Williams7 ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
    A Critical Companion to Julie Taymor is the most updated and holistic volume on the director currently published. Situating Taymor’s work within the intersections of story and spectacle, contributors to this collection examine issues of creativity, gender, sexuality, and adaptation by focusing on themes from Taymor’s oeuvre including martyrdom, musicality, fidelity, postmodern representations, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Contemporary Cowboys

    Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture

    by Karen Adkins, Adam Barkman, Caroline Collins, Enzo Guerra, Lilian Haney, Gillian Kelly, Dahlia Schweitzer, Mark Walling, Jerold J. Abrams, Cindy S. Hamilton, Misty L. Jameson0, Wendy Chapman Peek1, Jennifer L. McMahon2, John M. Thompson3, Clint W. Jones5 ...
    Contemporary Cowboys: Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture expands and develops an understanding of recent cultural shifts in representations of the American cowboy and “the West” as vital components of American identity and values. The chapters in this book examine they ways in which twenty-first century representations have updated the figure of the cowboy, considering not only ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • A Critical Companion to James Cameron

    by Adam Barkman, Antonio Sanna, Carl Sobocinski, Christian Jimenez, Elsa Columbani, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Fran Pheasant-Kelly, Ian Thomas Malone, Jonathan Fischer0, Michael Versteeg1, Patrick Zwosta2, Racheal Harris3, Sabine Planka4, Siobhan Lyons5, Alissa Burger6, Carol Donelan7, Mauritzia Natali8, Paul Johnson9, Russell P. Johnson0 ...
    This book offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of the works of James Cameron, whose films include successful productions such as the first two Terminator films (1984-91), Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009), but also lesser known films such as Piranha 2: The Spawning (1981), The Abyss (1989), and True Lies (1994), and a series of documentaries on the depths of the ocean ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Marveling Religion

    Critical Discourses, Religion, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

    by Jennifer Baldwin, Will Abney, Adam Barkman, Whitney Bauman, George A. Dunn, Imran Khan, John C. McDowell, Dilyana Mincheva, Ryan Smock, Bennett Soenen0, Lisa Stenmark1, Andrew T. Vink2, Matthew William Brake3, Jason T. Eberl4, Rhiannon Grant5, Dr Jo Henderson-Merrygold6, Daniel White Hodge7, George Tsakiridis9 ...
    Series series Religion and Science as a Critical Discourse
    Marveling Religion: Critical Discourses, Religion, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe is an edited volume that explores the intersection of religion and cinema through the lenses of critical discourse. The focus of the shared inquiry are various films comprising the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and corresponding Netflix series. The contributors explore various religious ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • A Critical Companion to Robert Zemeckis

    by Adam Barkman, Antonio Sanna, Michael Charlton, Christian Jimenez, Paul Johnson, Siobhan Lyons, Kingsley Marshall, Sue Matheson, Francis Mickus0, Carl Sobocinski1, Eric Sterling2, Anneke Murley-Evenden3, David K. Chan4, Christopher H. Ketcham5, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns6, Nicole R. Pramik7, Ludovic A. Sourdot8, David LaRocca9, Kwasu David Tembo0 ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
    A Critical Companion to Robert Zemeckis offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of the works of Robert Zemeckis, whose films include successful productions such as the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-90), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000) and The Polar Express (2004), but also lesser known films such as I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Allied ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • A Critical Companion to Steven Spielberg

    by Adam Barkman, Elsa Colombani, Adam Daniel, Christian Jimenez, Paul Johnson, Orsolya Karacsony, Christopher H. Ketcham, David LaRocca, Elizabeth Lowry, Sue Matheson0, Jennifer L. McMahon1, Sean O’Reilly2, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns3, Sabine Planka4, Antonio Sanna5, Joshua Sikora7, Carl Sobocinski8, David J. Strickler9, Carl Sweeney0, Michael Versteeg1, Eduardo Veteri2, Naaman Wood3, Mariana Soledad Zárate4 ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
    A Critical Companion to Steven Spielberg offers a comprehensive, detailed study of the works of Steven Spielberg. Spielberg's early productions stand as landmarks in contemporary cinema, and his involvement with film spans all cinematic genres. Today, Spielberg enjoys an immense and enduring popularity around the globe, and his productions have attracted (and continue to attract) both public and ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

  • The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott

    by Adam Barkman, Ashley Barkman, Nancy Kang ...
    The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott, edited by Adam Barkman, Ashley Barkman, and Nancy Kang, brings together eighteen critical essays that illuminate a nearly comprehensive selection of the director’s feature films from cutting-edge multidisciplinary and comparative perspectives. Chapters examine such signature works as Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Thelma and Louise (1991), Gladiator ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • The Philosophy of Ang Lee

    Edited by Robert Arp, Adam Barkman, James McRae ...
    Series series The Philosophy of Popular Culture
    Ang Lee (b. 1954) has emerged as one of cinema's most versatile, critically acclaimed, and popular directors. Known for his ability to transcend cultural and stylistic boundaries, Lee has built a diverse oeuvre that includes films about culture clashes and globalization (Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994, and The Wedding Banquet, 1993), a period drama (Sense and Sensibility, 1995), a martial arts epic ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • A Critical Companion to Tim Burton

    by Kyle Alkema, Alissa Burger, Florent Christol, Elsa Colombani, Christopher M. Cuthill, Maria Dicieanu, Orsolya Karácsony, Siobhan Lyons, Trip McCrossin, Renee Middlemost, Donna Mitchell, Radoslaw Osinski, Brent Peters, Fran Pheasant-Kelly, Sabine Planka, Andrew S. Powell, Nicole R. Pramik, Carl Sobocinski, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock ...
    Unlike anything currently available, A Critical Companion to Tim Burton is a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of all the works of one of the world's most renowned directors and artists. Written by some of the top scholars working in fields as diverse as philosophy, film and media studies, and literature, all chapters of this book illuminate for both scholars and fans alike the entire artistic ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • Downton Abbey and Philosophy

    Thinking in That Manor

    Edited by Dr. Adam Barkman, Robert Arp ...
    Series Book 95 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    In Downton Abbey and Philosophy, twenty-two professional thinkers uncover the deeper significance of this hugely popular TV saga. Millions of viewers throughout the world have been enthralled by this enactment of a vanished world of decorum and propriety, because it presents us with emotional and interpersonal problems that remain urgent for people in the twenty-first century.Why do we attach such ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Roald Dahl and Philosophy

    A Little Nonsense Now and Then

    by Adam Barkman, Matthew Bokma, Cam Cobb, Taine Duncan, Tanya Jeffcoat, Chad Kleist, Greg Littman, Marc Napolitano, Miranda Nell, Ron Novy, Benjamin Rider, Timothy M. Dale, John V. Karavitis, Janelle Potzsch, Elizabeth Butterfield, Joseph J. Foy ...
    For generations the elements of humor, poignancy, fantasy, and unfettered morality found within acclaimed children’s author Roald Dahl’s most famous tales have captivated both children and adults. Classics like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, and The BFG may initially appear to be yarns spun for the amusement of the adolescent mind, however ... Read more

    $17.09 USD