Horror and Evil in the Name of Enjoyment

Han-Yu Huang

ISBN 10: 3039112457 / ISBN 13: 9783039112456

Editore: Peter Lang Mär 2007, 2007

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Neuware -This book argues for the significance of ideology critique and moral judgment in the fields of literary, cultural, political and philosophical studies. By drawing on Slavoj ¿i¿ek¿s theory of ideology the author examines postmodern horror films like Jonathan Demme¿s The Silence of the Lambs, multiculturalism, post-September 11 political discourses and the society of enjoyment in terms of paranoia and perversion and reveals patterns of enjoyment structured through ideological fantasy. The Lacanian/¿i¿ekian theory of ideological fantasy and ethics of psychoanalysis is then applied to broader philosophical, political and cultural contexts. 190 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Horror and Evil in the Name of Enjoyment
• Editore: Peter Lang Mär 2007
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3039112457
• ISBN 13: 9783039112456
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 220 L x 145 A x 11 P (millimetri) 220 millimetri di larghezza per 145 millimetri di altezza per 11 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 261 grammi

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Riassunto

This book argues for the significance of ideology critique and moral judgment in the fields of literary, cultural, political and philosophical studies. By drawing on Slavoj Žižek's theory of ideology the author examines postmodern horror films like Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs, multiculturalism, post-September 11 political discourses and the society of enjoyment in terms of paranoia and perversion and reveals patterns of enjoyment structured through ideological fantasy. The Lacanian/Žižekian theory of ideological fantasy and ethics of psychoanalysis is then applied to broader philosophical, political and cultural contexts.

Informazioni sull?autore

The Author : Han-yu Huang is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Tamkang University, Taiwan. His research fields include cyberculture, horror film, and ethics of psychoanalysis.