Miranda July's Intermedial Art
The Creative Class Between Self-Help and Individualism
This first in-depth study of Miranda July's work reveals some of its major motives and consequently provides fascinating insights into the lifestyle of the contemporary white Californian middle class. Through an analysis of July's award-winning intermedial work, the author lays open how July takes individualism and self-help as constitutive for the creative class. Although a member of the creative class herself, July's voice oscillates between irony and approval. July thus paints a fascinating portrait of neurotic hipsterism, which triggers self-reflection in the general reader and critical thinking in the cultural analyst.
Kapitel-Übersicht
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Frontmatter
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Contents
Seiten 5 - 6 -
1. Introduction
Seiten 7 - 24 -
2. Healing the Audience? Virtual Community Versus Individualization in the Internet Project Learning to Love You More
Seiten 25 - 70 -
3. Self-Help Strategies For Disembedded Individuals: The Film Me and You and Everyone We Know
Seiten 71 - 134 -
4. The Search for the Self: The Short Story Collection No One Belongs Here More Than You
Seiten 135 - 208 -
5. Conclusion: The Ambivalences of Self-Help
Seiten 209 - 216 -
Works Cited
Seiten 217 - 224 -
Acknowledgements
Seiten 225 - 226
27. Februar 2016, 226 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8394-3369-0
Dateigröße: 1.4 MB
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