Film and Everyday Eco-disasters
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803248741 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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A broad-based, historically detailed overview of its fascinating and relevant central theme.”—Carter Soles, Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment . “The authors’ grasp of historical and legal context is top-notch and the book consistently connects the issues and arguments represented in the films to their potential to inspire environmental activism in the viewer
This interdisciplinary approach to film studies fuses cultural, economic, and literary critiques in articulating an approach to ecology that points to sustainable development as an alternative to resource exploitations and their associated everyday eco-disasters.. The authors evaluate not only the success of these films as rhetorical arguments but also their rhetorical strategies. These ecological crises highlight the continual tensions between human needs and the environmental impact these needs produce. Eco-disasters such as coal-mining accidents, oil spills, and food-borne diseases appear regularly in the news, making them seem nearly commonplace. Contemporary documentaries and feature films explore environmental-human con
Don't Say The Didn't Warn You! Charles J. Stivale If you are familiar with Murray and Heumann’s previous (and recent) books – Ecology and Popular Film: Cinema on the Edge (2009), That’s All Folks? Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Films (2011), Gunfight at the Eco-Corral Western