Film in the Anthropocene: Philosophy, Ecology, and Cybernetics

White, Daniel

This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of film in the context of the Anthropocene: the new geological era in which human beings have collectively become a force of nature. Daniel White draws on perspectives in philosophy, ecology, and cybernetics (the science of communication and control in animals and machines) to explore human self-understanding through film in the new era. The classical figure of Janus, looking both to the future and the past, serves as a guide throughout the study. Both feature and documentary films are considered.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2018-08-09

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319930145

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93015-2

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 341