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Matters of Gravity

- Special Effects and Supermen in the 20th Century

About Matters of Gravity

Features essays on cinema, the body, and the experience of modernity. Focusing on the experience of technological spectacle in American popular culture, this book reveals how popular culture tames the threats posed by technology and urban modernity, by immersing people in kinetic environments like those traversed by Plastic Man and Superman.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780822331322
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • July 20, 2003
  • Weight:
  • 599 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Matters of Gravity

Features essays on cinema, the body, and the experience of modernity. Focusing on the experience of technological spectacle in American popular culture, this book reveals how popular culture tames the threats posed by technology and urban modernity, by immersing people in kinetic environments like those traversed by Plastic Man and Superman.

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