| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 172 pages) |
| Series |
Liverpool Hope University studies in ethics series ; v. 11 |
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Liverpool Hope University studies in ethics series ; v. 11.
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| Contents |
Foreword; acknowledgements; introduction; chapter one -- "rape, ultra-violence and beethoven"; chapter two -- confessions of a nazi spy; chapter three -- the unwritten moral code in recent indian cinema; chapter four -- morality, politics and self-interest; chapter five -- the film spectator as "bricoleur"; chapter six -- the wire; chapter seven -- the ethics of intimacy; chapter eight -- from filth to fame; contributors; index |
| Summary |
This book forms part of the multi-disciplinary Studies in Ethics Series from Liverpool Hope University. It explores the slipperiness of ethics as a concept and demonstrates the multiplicity of intellectual inquiry within contemporary Film Studies. At first glance, 'ethics' is not necessarily a subject conventionally associated with film. Film is often regarded as a form of 'lowbrow' popular culture, either offering bland entertainment or deliberately setting out to shock - or, more cynically .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Film, TV & radio.
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Films, cinema.
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Film: styles & genres.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Motion pictures -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Miller, Jacqui, editor
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| ISBN |
9781443866460 |
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1443866466 |
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