Ecomobilities

Driving the Anthropocene in Popular Cinema

AvMichael W. Pesses

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien Environment and Society

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Beskrivning

Ecomobilities examines the ideological connections between automobiles, the environment, and the end of the world, focusing on the car’s inseparability from modern life. Through popular films addressing both mobilities and environmental disasters, Ecomobilities reveals how American automobility has influenced responses to warming temperatures and shifting ecosystems.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-19
Mått:161 x 228 x 14 mm
Vikt:399 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Environment and Society
Antal sidor:124
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498598194

Utforska kategorier

Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur
Radio / podcasts inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Michael W. Pesses is professor of geography at Antelope Valley College.

Recensioner i media

Michael W. Pesses uses critical theory and a variety of films—from The Matrix to Mad Max to Pee Wee’s Big Adventure—to help readers make sense of the impenetrable fog created by our ideology surrounding car-dependency. This book is a valuable read for anyone seeking a joyful yet critical look at contemporary American car culture and our challenged response to climate change.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Driving the Anthropocene Chapter 1: Method Chapter 2: “So Shiny So Chrome”: Images and Ideology of Humans, Machines, and the Earth in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury RoadChapter 3: Machines Precede the Climate: The Technological Fix Chapter 4: Zombies and the Horror of Not Having a Car: Apocalyptic Stories as Ecomobilities Chapter 5: “I Hope You Have a Big Trunk ‘Cause I’m Putting My Bike in It”: Alternative Transportation as a Reinforcement of Capitalism