{"product_id":"out-of-sync-out-joel-burges-9780813597119","title":"Out of Sync \u0026 Out of Work: History and the Obsolescence of Labor in Contemporary Culture","description":"\u003ci\u003eOut of Sync \u0026amp; Out of Work\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Hugo Cabret\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWreck-It Ralph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantastic Mr. Fox\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIron Council\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003eOut of Sync \u0026amp; Out of Work\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Burges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813597110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813597119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 7.73w x 0.54d","brand":"Joel Burges","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086912499967,"sku":"9780813597119","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d25ad794-6e61-464d-b269-d5831f2bdaed.jpg?v=1769097288","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-sync-out-joel-burges-9780813597119","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}