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The post-crash decade of American cinema : Wall Street, the "Mancession," and the political construction of crisis /

Crisis defines the present cultural moment. From the environment, through migration, to democracy, a continuous state of emergency engulfs us - so much so that crisis appears to be one of the few things not in crisis. The Post-Crash Decade of American Cinema: Wall Street, the "Mancession"...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kowal, Ewa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Kraków : Jagiellonian University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Topomo.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Super-CEO, the Financial Crash in Hollywood Cinema and the Preservation of Patriarchal Power in Oliver Stone's Wall Street and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
  • The Pornography of Corporate Capitalism: The Wolf of Wall Street
  • A Funeral, Fun and Games, and the First Gun in Margin Call, The Big Short and Money Monster
  • The "Mancession" and Nostalgia for When "Men Knew Who They Were": Power Tools, More Guns and Moral Comfort in The Company Men and Hell or High Water
  • Home in 99 Homes and The Florida Project: Women and Children Last.