{"product_id":"cinematic-political-thought-michael-shapiro-9780814797501","title":"Cinematic Political Thought: Narrating Race, Nation and Gender","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eCinematic Political Thought\u003c\/b\u003e, Michael J. Shapiro investigates aspects of contemporary politics and articulates a critical philosophical perspective with politically disposed treatments of contemporary cinema. Reading such films as \u003ci\u003eHoop Dreams, Lone Star, Father of the Bride II \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTo Live and Die in LA \u003c\/i\u003ethrough the lens of Deleuze, Derrida, Foucault and Lyotard, Shapiro demonstrates what it can mean to think the political both in terms of cinema studies and in wider aesthetic and social contexts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCinematic Political Thought\u003c\/b\u003e is a polemical work, aimed at encouraging critical, ethical and political thinking. Its breadth of theoretical scope and empirical reference, and the innovative style of presentation will make it vital reading for anyone with an interest in the conjunction of culture and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814797504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814797501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Michael Shapiro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441360351487,"sku":"9780814797501","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7077d352-7a47-4fe5-a6c4-4f0d93d56959.jpg?v=1777190402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cinematic-political-thought-michael-shapiro-9780814797501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}