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Film, Nihilism and the Restoration of Belief
Darren Ambrose
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Description for Film, Nihilism and the Restoration of Belief
Paperback. This book explores the possibility that cinema can challenge our contemporary nihilism and restore belief in new transformative possibilities for life. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 219 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
Despite the cliches which govern much of its current forms, the cinema continues to have a vital political and aesthetic significance. Our commitment to, and our sincerity towards, our ways of being in the world have become catastrophically eroded. Nihilism and despair have taken hold. We must find a way to renew our faith in our capacity to transform the world, a faith that will give us back the reality of a world eroded by the restrictive capitalist ontology of modernity. How can we restore belief in the reality of a world when scepticism and universal pessimism have taken hold? ... Read more
Despite the cliches which govern much of its current forms, the cinema continues to have a vital political and aesthetic significance. Our commitment to, and our sincerity towards, our ways of being in the world have become catastrophically eroded. Nihilism and despair have taken hold. We must find a way to renew our faith in our capacity to transform the world, a faith that will give us back the reality of a world eroded by the restrictive capitalist ontology of modernity. How can we restore belief in the reality of a world when scepticism and universal pessimism have taken hold? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780992457
SKU
V9781780992457
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99-15
About Darren Ambrose
Darren Ambrose is a Senior Lecturer in Art Theory in the Department of Media, Art & Design at Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent.
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