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Antiheroines of Contemporary Media

Saints, Sinners, and Survivors

by Melanie Haas, Henriette-Juliane Seeliger, Tiara Sukhan, Lucinda Rasmussen, Melanie Piper, Louise Coopey, Kathleen Waites, Liz Evans, Stephanie Salerno0, Anja Meyer1, Siobhan Lyons2, Brenda Boudreau4 ...

This volume of essays provides a critical foray into the methods used to construct narratives which foreground antiheroines, a trope which has become increasingly popular within literary media, film, and television. Antiheroine characters engage constructions of motherhood, womanhood, femininity, and selfhood as mediated by the structures that socially prescribe boundaries of gender, sex, and ... Read more

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This volume of essays provides a critical foray into the methods used to construct narratives which foreground antiheroines, a trope which has become increasingly popular within literary media, film, and television. Antiheroine characters engage constructions of motherhood, womanhood, femininity, and selfhood as mediated by the structures that socially prescribe boundaries of gender, sex, and
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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 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
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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

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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
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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

$105.99 USD

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
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Death and the Machine

Intersections of Mortality and Robotics

by Siobhan Lyons ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book challenges conventional notions of biological life and death in the area of robotics, discussing issues such as machine consciousness, autonomous AI, and representations of robots in popular culture. Using philosophical approaches alongside scientific theory, this book offers a compelling critique on the changing nature of both humanity and biological death in an increasingly ... Read more

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This book challenges conventional notions of biological life and death in the area of robotics, discussing issues such as machine consciousness, autonomous AI, and representations of robots in popular culture. Using philosophical approaches alongside scientific theory, this book offers a compelling critique on the changing nature of both humanity and biological death in an increasingly
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Ruin Porn and the Obsession with Decay

Edited by Siobhan Lyons ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This collection is the first book to comprehensively analyse the relatively new and under-researched phenomenon of ‘ruin porn’. Featuring a diverse collection of chapters, the authors in this work examine the relevance of contemporary ruin and its relationship to photography, media, architecture, culture, history, economics and politics. This work investigates the often ambiguous relationship that ... Read more

$98.09 USD

This collection is the first book to comprehensively analyse the relatively new and under-researched phenomenon of ‘ruin porn’. Featuring a diverse collection of chapters, the authors in this work examine the relevance of contemporary ruin and its relationship to photography, media, architecture, culture, history, economics and politics. This work investigates the often ambiguous relationship that
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Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume 4

by Stant Litore, Siobhan Carroll, Bruce Sterling, John McNichol, Dave Hutchinson, Marc Laidlaw, John Scalzi, Robert Bisi, Andy Lyon ...

Narrated by Alex Boyles3, Nancy Wu4, Antony Ferguson5, Erika Mori6, Josh Innerst7, Tim Campbell8, Joe Hempel9, Gary Tiedemann0, Hannah Curtis1, various narrators2 ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Love, Death + Robots
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4 hours 52 min

The nine narrative episodes of Volume Four of the Emmy® Award–winning Netflix Original series Love, Death + Robots.Featuring bestselling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher, and Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson.Introduction by John Scalzi, with stories by John Scalzi, Stant Litore, Siobhan Carroll, Bruce Sterling, John ... Read more

$19.95 USD

The nine narrative episodes of Volume Four of the Emmy® Award–winning Netflix Original series Love, Death + Robots.Featuring bestselling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher, and Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson.Introduction by John Scalzi, with stories by John Scalzi, Stant Litore, Siobhan Carroll, Bruce Sterling, John
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A Theory of Everything

An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality

by Ken Wilber ...

A concise, comprehensive overview of the “M Theory” and its application in today’s world, by a renowned American philosopherKen Wilber has long been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of our time, but his work has seemed inaccessible to readers who lack a background in consciousness studies or evolutionary theory—until now. In A Theory of Everything, Wilber uses clear, non-technical ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A concise, comprehensive overview of the “M Theory” and its application in today’s world, by a renowned American philosopherKen Wilber has long been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of our time, but his work has seemed inaccessible to readers who lack a background in consciousness studies or evolutionary theory—until now. In A Theory of Everything, Wilber uses clear, non-technical
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Anime and Philosophy

Wide Eyed Wonder

by Josef Steiff, Tristan D. Tamplin ...

Series Book 47 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
Anime and Philosophy focuses on some of the most-loved, most-intriguing anime films and series, as well as lesser-known works, to find what lies at their core. Astro Boy, Dragon Ball Z, Ghost in the Shell, and Spirited Away are just a few of the films analyzed in this book. In these stories about monsters, robots, children, and spirits who grapple with the important questions in life we find ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Anime and Philosophy focuses on some of the most-loved, most-intriguing anime films and series, as well as lesser-known works, to find what lies at their core. Astro Boy, Dragon Ball Z, Ghost in the Shell, and Spirited Away are just a few of the films analyzed in this book. In these stories about monsters, robots, children, and spirits who grapple with the important questions in life we find
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Transformers and Philosophy

More than Meets the Mind

Edited by John R. Shook, Liz Stillwaggon Swan ...

Series series Popular Culture and Philosophy
Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games - its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range second only to that of Star Wars. Here, in Transformers and Philosophy, a dream team of philosophers pursues the fascinating questions posed by humankind’s encounter with an artificially intelligent ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games - its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range second only to that of Star Wars. Here, in Transformers and Philosophy, a dream team of philosophers pursues the fascinating questions posed by humankind’s encounter with an artificially intelligent
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Otaku

Japan's Database Animals

by Hiroki Azuma ...

Translated by Jonathan E. Abel, Shion Kono ...

In Japan, obsessive adult fans and collectors of manga and anime are known as otaku. When the underground otaku subculture first emerged in the 1970s, participants were looked down on within mainstream Japanese society as strange, antisocial loners. Today otaku have had a huge impact on popular culture not only in Japan but also throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States.Hiroki Azuma’s Otaku ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In Japan, obsessive adult fans and collectors of manga and anime are known as otaku. When the underground otaku subculture first emerged in the 1970s, participants were looked down on within mainstream Japanese society as strange, antisocial loners. Today otaku have had a huge impact on popular culture not only in Japan but also throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States.Hiroki Azuma’s Otaku
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Westworld and Philosophy

If You Go Looking for the Truth, Get the Whole Thing

by William Irwin ...

Series series The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
“We can’t define consciousness because consciousness does not exist. Humans fancy that there’s something special about the way we perceive the world, and yet we live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do, seldom questioning our choices, content, for the most part, to be told what to do next.”—Dr. Robert Ford, WestworldHave you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO’s Westworld, ... Read more

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“We can’t define consciousness because consciousness does not exist. Humans fancy that there’s something special about the way we perceive the world, and yet we live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do, seldom questioning our choices, content, for the most part, to be told what to do next.”—Dr. Robert Ford, WestworldHave you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO’s Westworld,
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