Matters of gravity
Subtitle: special effects and supermen in the 20th century
By: Scott Bukatman.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Body, Human -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Metamorphosis -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- United States; Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Civilization -- 20th century
Description: This is a collection of accessible and wide-ranging essays on cinema, the body and the experience of modernity. The text reveals how popular culture tames the threats posed by technology and urban modernity by immersing people in delirious, kinetic environments.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-269) and index.