Category: Philosophy: Media

Copyright/published Year: 2008 by Univ Press of Kentuc

ISBN: 0813124492

Binding: hardcover

Description: In this first-of-its-kind collection, contributors from ì philosophy, film studies, and literature raise fundamental ì questions about the human predicament, giving this unique volume ì its moral resonance and demonstrating why television noir ì deserves our attention. The introduction traces the development ì of TV noir and provides an overview and evaluation of the book's ì thirteen essays, each of which discusses an exemplary TV noir ì series.

Realism, relativism, and integrity are discussed in essays on ì Dragnet, Naked City, The Fugitive, and Secret Agent. ì Existentialist themes of authenticity, nihilism, and the search ì for life's meaning are addressed in essays on Miami Vice, The ì Sopranos, Carnivale, and 24. The methods of crime scene ì investigation in The X-Files and CSI are examined, followed by an ì exploration of autonomy, selfhood, and interpretation in The ì Prisoner, Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Millennium.

Condition Information

This is a used book and is in ' like new' condition.

Additional condition description

Clean and unread. No writing/markings. No remainder marks. Sound, square binding.

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