{"product_id":"9781349958993","title":"Magical Thinking, Fantastic Film, and the Illusions of Neoliberalism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMagical Thinking, Fantastic Film, and the Illusions of Neoliberalism\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBlouin, Michael J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​This book analyzes how contemporary popular films with fantastic themes, including \u003ci\u003eCandyman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrozen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cabin in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone\u003c\/i\u003e, cultivate neoliberal subjectivities. These films promise dramatic change, but they too often deliver more of the same. Although proponents maintain the illusion that the militant enforcement of freemarket economics will resolve racism, climate change, and imperialism, their magical thinking actually fuels the crises. \u003ci\u003eMagical Thinking, Fantastic Film, and the Illusions of Neoliberalism\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which the visual economies of Hollywood fantasy compliment this particular political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-12-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349958993\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-53164-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 245\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44753492312204,"sku":"9781349958993","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349958993.jpg?v=1776035046","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781349958993","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}