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UNINA9910453604803321 |
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Autore |
Murray Robin L. |
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Film and everyday eco-disasters / / Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann |
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Lincoln, [Nebraska] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-8032-5515-2 |
0-8032-5514-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (411 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental protection and motion pictures |
Ecology in motion pictures |
Documentary films - History and criticism |
Documentary films - Influence |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes filmography. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: cinematic ecodisasters and our basic human needs -- Human approaches to the ecology of air, water, and clothing. At the boiling point: the aesthetics of atmospheric pollution and climate change in documentary and feature films -- James Bond and water wars in contemporary film: a new ecowarrior? -- Ready to wear? from fashion to environmental justice -- Ecodocumentaries and the rhetoric of food production. Contemporary ecofood films: the documentary tradition -- Flipper? We're eating Flipper? documenting animals rights and environmental ethics at sea -- Negative externalities of housing and energy industries -- Give me shelter: the ecology of homes and homelessness -- Activism in mountaintop removal films: turn off the lights for sustainability -- The search for the "golden shrimp": the myth of interdependence in oil drilling films -- Conclusion: can the film industry and the environmental movement mix? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Eco-disasters such as coal-mining accidents, oil spills, and food-borne diseases appear regularly in the news, making them seem nearly |
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