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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452032603321

Autore

Kupfer Joseph

Titolo

Feminist ethics in film [[electronic resource] ] : reconfiguring care through cinema / / Joseph Kupfer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol [England], : Intellect, 2012

ISBN

1-84150-682-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/082

791.4301

Soggetti

Feminist film criticism

Feminist films

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Dedication; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Saturday Night Fever: Self-Care, Moral Growth and Narrative; Chapter 2 Sea Changes: Failure to Care in The Squid and the Whale; Chapter 3 The Bonds and Boundaries of Friendship in Friends with Money; Chapter 4 From Despair to Care: Self-Transformation in Monster's Ball; Chapter 5 Tuning into Caring Community in Radio; Chapter 6 Gandhi: The Ethics of Care in the Nation-State; Conclusion; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Earlier films were seen for the purpose of entertainment but scenario has been changed now. Today's, films are not seen only for entertainment but they have a great impact on the thinking of human and also make them capable to understand and handle these situations. Further, films can also focus and maintain philosophical reflection on important aspects of human experience and the ethical theory that is meant to inform it. Similarly, this book teaches us about the ethics of care. The book titled as "Feminist ethics in film: Reconfiguring care through cinema, which examines the ways in which po