{"product_id":"how-popular-culture-destroys-our-political-imagination-capitalism-and-its-alternatives-in-film-and-television-paperback-1","title":"How Popular Culture Destroys Our Political Imagination: Capitalism and Its Alternatives in Film and Television - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene Nulman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Popular Culture Destroys Our Political Imagination: Capitalism and Its Alternatives in Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e explores the representations of capitalism, the state, and their alternatives in popular screen media texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledging the problems that stem systemically from capitalism and the state, this book investigates an often-overlooked reason why society struggles to imagine alternative economic and political systems in our neoliberal age: popular culture. The book analyzes 455 screen media texts in search of critiques and alternative representations of these systems and demonstrates the ways in which film and television shape the way we collectively see the world and imagine our political futures. It suggests that popular culture is the answer to the question of why it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributing to the areas of sociology, media studies, and utopian studies, this book provides insights into the topic of popular culture and politics in a theoretically informed and entertaining manner. The book will be useful to both students and scholars interested in these topics, as well as activists and organizers seeking to make the world a better place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEugene Nulman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Universit? degli Studi di Firenze in Florence, Italy. He has previously worked at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence, Italy and at Birmingham City University in Birmingham, UK. He has written on the subject of popular culture and society and social movements, with a focus on climate activism. He is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eCoronavirus Capitalism Goes to the Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) and \u003ci\u003eClimate Change and Social Movements: Civil Society and the Development of National Climate Change Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). He has published academic work in journals such as \u003ci\u003eThird World Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedia, Culture and Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Youth Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685208735965,"sku":"9781032847702","price":92.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/3ot9Uy2Kye9781032847702_6571ee00-e433-48f2-a5a2-f1bf484dc94e.webp?v=1774007940","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/how-popular-culture-destroys-our-political-imagination-capitalism-and-its-alternatives-in-film-and-television-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}