Baudrillard, Youth, and American Film
Fatal Theory and Education
de Kip Kline
(0 vote)Moyenne des votes :
| 0 | vote |  = On peut s'en passer |
| 0 | vote |  = Bon livre |
| 0 | vote |  = Excellent livre |
| 0 | vote |  = Unique / une référence |
Votre vote : -
Description de l'ouvrage:
Baudrillard, Youth, and American Film examines the portrayal of youth in American cinema with Jean Baudrillard's radical social theory and philosophical system. Kline uses Baudrillard's corpus to analyze the troubling effects of the portrayal of youth in American teen films, namely, its contribution to discursive violence against young people which holds such a prominent place in many adult-controlled, modern institutions like schools. This kind of violence has multiple iterations, including the inability to imagine youth as meaningful political actors, the insistence on taking teenagers to be morally impoverished, and the propensity for viewing young people as thoroughly heteronomous. While there are certainly pockets of exception, violent discourses often animate institutional disregard for youth. Kline promotes Baudrillard's fatal theory as a way for critical educators, philosophers, sociologists, and other concerned pedagogues to argue for an alteration in the way that youth is portrayed in American films, and to discourage the negative discourse that have colonized conceptions and treatment of young people.
À propos de l'auteur :
Kip Kline is professor of philosophy of education at Lewis University.
Revue de Presse:
"Kline’s knowledge of Baudrillard is impressive, as is his understanding of teenagers and the social systems in which they are fashioned. This book makes a significant contribution not only to Baudrillard studies but to our understanding of youth cultures today. Kline’s call for more radical approaches to the study of youth and education is as timely as it is crucial." ―Gerry Coulter, Bishop's University and Founding Editor of the International Journal of Baudrillard Studies
"In this groundbreaking and original work, the author presents a compelling case for how Baudrillard illuminates the fate of adolescence in contemporary Western society. This is the first and only work to deal with Baudrillard, youth, and film in a systematic and thorough manner; a particularly timely [contribution] as fields like cultural studies of education continues to grow." ―Trevor Norris, Brock University
"This book engages in groundbreaking work. Kline uses Baudrillardian thought and popular film to identify the violent discourse that surrounds much of American youth culture. But perhaps most important, this text announces that the time has come to re-evaluate and apply the radical philosophy of Jean Baudrillard to youth and education studies; in other words, the time has come for fatal strategies." ―Kristopher Holland, University of Cincinnati
"Kline's clear explanations of Baudrillard's theory is helpful, and his application of it to images of American adolescence is at once disquieting and intriguing. Although Kline's prescriptions for radical thought and fatal strategies are unorthodox and operate at the margins, they may be one of the few promising ways forward in the face of a system that seems to anticipate and thrive upon more traditional forms of critique. Anyone with an interest in critical media literacy will find the critiques and alternatives articulated here to be worthwhile." ―David Waddington, Concordia University
> Sur un thème proche :
Screening Generation X (2020)
The Politics and Popular Memory of Youth in Contemporary Cinema
Sujet : Sociology
Campus Life in the Movies (2008)
A Critical Survey from the Silent Era to the Present
Sujet : Sociology
Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics (2016)
African Spirituality in American Cinema
Sujet : Sociology
Retour
