Goodbye, America. The mythology of late capitalism in Michael Mann’s films

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Forthcoming
23 July 2024

Details about this monograph

ISBN-13 (15)
978-83-226-4347-1

Synopsis

One must admit that Michael Mann is not a typical tour guide on a journey through America. As a film director, he shows the viewer spectacular metropolises that reflect the mythology of late capitalism. Images of American cities bear witness to the numerous distortions of the present day. Is escape from ideology still possible in Michael Mann's films? The answer lies somewhere in the labyrinthine journeys that the protagonists make. The labyrinth is a key figure. According to one of the readers, even the structure of this book resembles a loop.

Patronage

"ekrany. Film&Media"

"Polskie Towarzystwo Badań nad Filmem i Mediami"

Author Biography

Wojciech Sitek, University of Silesia in Katowice

Pracownik Instytutu Nauk o Kulturze Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach. Kulturoznawca i filmoznawca z Zatoki Piratów,  miłośnik kultury popularnej, zainteresowany ideologicznym podłożem kina amerykańskiego i gier wideo. Przygląda się oddolnym inicjatywom fanowskim: społecznemu fenomenowi wideokaset oraz pozarynkowemu obiegowi dóbr kultury. Zaprasza na profil https://silesian.academia.edu/WojciechSitek

[24.07.2024]

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