Film in the Anthropocene
Philosophy, Ecology, and Cybernetics
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Daniel White | ISBN: | 9783319930152 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | July 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel White |
| ISBN: | 9783319930152 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | July 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of film in the context of the Anthropocene: the new geological era in which human beings have collectively become a force of nature. Daniel White draws on perspectives in philosophy, ecology, and cybernetics (the science of communication and control in animals and machines) to explore human self-understanding through film in the new era. The classical figure of Janus, looking both to the future and the past, serves as a guide throughout the study. Both feature and documentary films are considered.
This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of film in the context of the Anthropocene: the new geological era in which human beings have collectively become a force of nature. Daniel White draws on perspectives in philosophy, ecology, and cybernetics (the science of communication and control in animals and machines) to explore human self-understanding through film in the new era. The classical figure of Janus, looking both to the future and the past, serves as a guide throughout the study. Both feature and documentary films are considered.
