Levinas and the Cinema of Redemption : Time, Ethics, and the Feminine
Sam B. Girgus
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Columbia University Press, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (206 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Time, Film, and the Ethical Vision of Emmanuel Levinas; Chapter 1: American Transcendence; Chapter 2: Frank Capra and James Stewart; Chapter 3: The Changing Face of American Redemption; Chapter 4: Sex, Art, and Oedipus; Chapter 5: Fellini and La Dolce Vita; Chapter 6: Antonioni and L'Avventura; Notes; Index. - <div><P>In his philosophy of ethics and time, Emmanuel Levinas highlighted the tension that exists between the ""ontological adventure"" of immediate experience and the ""ethical adventure"" of redemptive relationships-associations in which absolute responsibility engenders a transcendence of being and self. <P>In an original commingling of philosophy and cinema study, Sam B. Girgus applies Levinas's ethics to a variety of international films. His efforts point to a transnational pattern he terms the ""cinema of redemption"" that portrays the struggle to connect to others in redeeming ways. Gi
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| Emner | Lévinas, Emmanuel , 1906-1995 : (NO-TrBIB)90144277
Motion pictures - Moral and ethical aspects Motion pictures - Philosophy Redemption in motion pictures Vis mer... Electronic books. -- local.
Lévinas, Emmanuel -- Criticism and interpretation. Etikk Femininitet : (NO-TrBIB)HUME09303 Film Filmteori Frelse Kvinnelighet Music, Dance, Drama & Film Tid film filosofi filmteori etikk femininitet |
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| Dewey | 791.43/684 . - 791.4301
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| ISBN | 9780231147644. - 9780231147651
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