{"product_id":"a-cinema-of-hopelessness-the-rhetoric-of-rage-in-21st-century-popular-culture-hardcover","title":"A Cinema of Hopelessness: The Rhetoric of Rage in 21st Century Popular Culture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKendall R. Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the circulation of anger and hostility in contemporary American culture with particular attention to the fantasy of refusal, a dream of rejecting all the structures of the contemporary political and economic system. Framing the question of public sentiment through the lens of rhetorical studies, this book traces the circulation of symbols that craft public feelings in contemporary popular cinema. Analyzing popular twenty-first century films as invitations to a particular way of feeling, the book delves into the way popular sentiments are circulated and intensified. The book examines dystopian films (\u003ci\u003eThe Purge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cabin in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e), science fiction (\u003ci\u003eSnowpiercer\u003c\/i\u003e), and superhero narratives (the Marvel Cinematic Universe and \u003ci\u003eJoker\u003c\/i\u003e). Across these varied films, an affective economy that emphasizes grief, betrayal, refusal, and an underlying rage at the seeming hopelessness of contemporary culture is uncovered. These examinations are framed in terms of ongoing political protests ranging from Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, and the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2021 invasion of the US Capitol Building. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillips offers an incisive, subtle, and compelling analysis of the cinematic present that also poses difficult questions for the political present. \u003ci\u003eA Cinema of Hopelessness\u003c\/i\u003e has the courage to deeply examine contemporary popular cinema in a political context. While pointing to a generalized affective atmosphere of hopelessness, this book does not succumb to negativity. On the contrary, out of hopelessness, Phillips glimpses the contours of hope, a way out, a future that contemporary cinema gives us the possibility of imagining. -\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Richard Rushton\u003c\/b\u003e, Lancaster University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores the circulation of anger and hostility in contemporary American culture with particular attention to the fantasy of refusal, a dream of rejecting all the structures of the contemporary political and economic system. Framing the question of public sentiment through the lens of rhetorical studies, this book traces the circulation of symbols that craft public feelings in contemporary popular cinema. Analyzing popular twenty-first century films as invitations to a particular way of feeling, the book delves into the way popular sentiments are circulated and intensified. The book examines dystopian films (\u003ci\u003eThe Purge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cabin in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e), science fiction (Snowpiercer), and superhero narratives (the Marvel Cinematic Universe and \u003ci\u003eJoker\u003c\/i\u003e). Across these varied films, an affective economy that emphasizes grief, betrayal, refusal, and an underlying rage at the seeming hopelessness of contemporary culture is uncovered. These examinations are framed in terms of ongoing political protests ranging from Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, and the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2021 invasion of the US Capitol Building.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKendall R. Phillips \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University, USA. His publications include \u003ci\u003eProjected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eDark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter and the Modern Horror Film \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eA Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKendall R. Phillips is Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University, USA. His publications include \u003ci\u003eProjected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eDark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter and the Modern Horror Film \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eA Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 123\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786071834912,"sku":"9783030741358","price":113.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1cafea50fadeb95f22028015bd44324a.webp?v=1780627028","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-cinema-of-hopelessness-the-rhetoric-of-rage-in-21st-century-popular-culture-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}