Ecomobilities: Driving the Anthropocene in Popular Cinema
Author:   Michael W. Pesses
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9781498598194


Pages:   124
Publication Date:   19 October 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Ecomobilities: Driving the Anthropocene in Popular Cinema


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Ecomobilities examines the ideological connections between automobiles, the environment, and the end of the world, focusing on the car’s inseparability from modern life. Through popular films addressing both mobilities and environmental disasters, Ecomobilities reveals how American automobility has influenced responses to warming temperatures and shifting ecosystems.

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Author:   Michael W. Pesses
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9781498598194


ISBN 10:   1498598196
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   19 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Driving the Anthropocene Chapter 1: Method Chapter 2: “So Shiny So Chrome”: Images and Ideology of Humans, Machines, and the Earth in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road Chapter 3: Machines Precede the Climate: The Technological Fix Chapter 4: Zombies and the Horror of Not Having a Car: Apocalyptic Stories as Ecomobilities Chapter 5: “I Hope You Have a Big Trunk ‘Cause I’m Putting My Bike in It”: Alternative Transportation as a Reinforcement of Capitalism

Reviews

Michael W. Pesses uses critical theory and a variety of films-from The Matrix to Mad Max to Pee Wee's Big Adventure-to help readers make sense of the impenetrable fog created by our ideology surrounding car-dependency. This book is a valuable read for anyone seeking a joyful yet critical look at contemporary American car culture and our challenged response to climate change. -- Steven M. Graves, California State University, Northridge


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Michael W. Pesses is professor of geography at Antelope Valley College.

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