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Out of sync and out of work : history and the obsolescence of labor in contemporary culture
- Title
- Out of sync and out of work : history and the obsolescence of labor in contemporary culture / Joel Burges.
- Author
- Burges, Joel
- Publication
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
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- Description
- v, 204 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Summary
- "Out of Sync & Out of Work explores the representation of obsolescence, particularly of labor, in film and literature during a historical moment in which automation has intensified in capitalist economies. Joel Burges analyzes texts such as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Wreck-It Ralph, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Iron Council, and examines their "means" of production. Those means include a range of subjects and narrative techniques, including the "residual means" of including classic film stills in a text, the "obstinate means" of depicting machine breaking, the "dated means" of employing the largely defunct technique of stop-motion animation, and the "obsolete" means of celebrating a labor strike. In every case, the novels and films that Burges scrutinizes call on these means to activate the reader's/viewer's awareness of historical time. Out of Sync & Out of Work advances its readers' grasp of the complexities of historical time in contemporary culture, moving the study of temporality forward in film and media studies, literary studies, critical theory, and cultural critique"--
- Alternative Title
- Out of sync & out of work
- Subjects
- English fiction
- American fiction
- Motion pictures > Social aspects
- Motion pictures > Social aspects > United States
- Working class in motion pictures
- Working class in literature
- 1900-1999
- Unemployed in literature
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor
- English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
- American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-198) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: falling into history -- Culture by outmoded means -- Reading by residual means -- Narrative by obstinate means -- Cinema by dated means -- Politics by obsolete means.
- Call Number
- MFL 18-4606
- ISBN
- 9780813597119
- 0813597110
- 9780813597126
- 0813597129
- LCCN
- 2017055193
- 40028319709
- OCLC
- 1007554050
- Author
- Burges, Joel, author.
- Title
- Out of sync and out of work : history and the obsolescence of labor in contemporary culture / Joel Burges.
- Publisher
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-198) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028319709
- Research Call Number
- MFL 18-4606