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Adapting Philosophy
Constable, Catherine (Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Sheffield Hallam University)
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Description for Adapting Philosophy
Paperback. Presents ways in which "The Matrix Trilogy" adapts Jean Baudrillard's "Simulacra and Simulation". This book draws on adaptation theory and feminist philosophy in order to create a fresh methodology for interlinking philosophical and filmic texts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Adapting Philosophy looks at the ways in which The Matrix Trilogy adapts Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation, and in doing so creates its own distinctive philosophical position. Where previous work in the field has presented the trilogy as a simple ‘beginner’s guide’ to philosophy, this study offers a new methodology for inter-relating philosophy and film texts, focusing on the conceptual role played by imagery in both types of text. This focus on the figurative enables a new-found appreciation of the liveliness of philosophical writing and the multiple philosophical dimensions of Hollywood films. The book opens with a critical overview ... Read more
Adapting Philosophy looks at the ways in which The Matrix Trilogy adapts Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation, and in doing so creates its own distinctive philosophical position. Where previous work in the field has presented the trilogy as a simple ‘beginner’s guide’ to philosophy, this study offers a new methodology for inter-relating philosophy and film texts, focusing on the conceptual role played by imagery in both types of text. This focus on the figurative enables a new-found appreciation of the liveliness of philosophical writing and the multiple philosophical dimensions of Hollywood films. The book opens with a critical overview ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719075322
SKU
V9780719075322
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About Constable, Catherine (Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Sheffield Hallam University)
Catherine Constable is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of Warwick -- .
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