The Poetics of Slumberland: Animated Spirits and the Animating Spirit
Considering theme parks, cyberspace, cinematic special effects, superhero comics, and musical films, Matters of Gravity highlights phenomena that make technology spectacular, permit unfettered flights of fantasy, and free us momentarily from the weight of gravity and history, of past and present. Bukatman delves into the dynamic ways pop culture imagines that apotheosis of modernity: the urban metropolis. He points to two genres, musical films and superhero comics, that turn the city into a unique site of transformative power. Leaping in single bounds from lively descriptions to sharp theoretical insights, Matters of Gravity is a deft, exhilarating celebration of the liberatory effects of popular culture.
Country | USA |
Brand | Duke University Press |
Manufacturer | Duke University Press Books |
Binding | Paperback |
ReleaseDate | 2003-07-21 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780822331193 |