Shows about nothing : nihilism in popular culture / Thomas S. Hibbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hibbs, Thomas S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nihilism (Philosophy) in motion pictures.

Nihilism (Philosophy) on television.

Good and evil in motion pictures.

Culture in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd rev. and expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2012.

Summary:

From Harry Potter and Avatar to Mad Men and Seinfeld--the something about nothing in flicks, films, and TV shows.

Contents:

Cover

Blurbs, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Contents

A Fragmentary Philosophical Preface: Frequently Asked Questions about Nihilism and Our Popular Culture

Acknowledgments

1. Nihilism: American Style

2. The Quest for Evil

3. The Negative Zone: Suburban Familial Malaise in American Beauty, Revolutionary Road, and Mad Men

4. Normal Nihilism as Comic: Seinfeld, Trainspotting, and Pulp Fiction

5. Romanticism and Nihilism

6. Defense against the Dark Arts: From Se7en to The Dark Knight and Harry Potter

7. God Got Involved: Sacred Quests and Overcoming Nihilism

8. Feels Like the Movies

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781602583795

160258379X

OCLC:

868219477