Film & everyday eco-disasters / Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann.

Author/creator Murray, Robin L.
Other author Heumann, Joseph K.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Descriptionxxiii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction: cinematic ecodisasters and our basic human needs -- Human approaches to the ecology of air, water, and clothing. At the boiling point: the aesthetics of atmospheric pollution and climate change in documentary and feature films -- James Bond and water wars in contemporary film: a new ecowarrior? -- Ready to wear? from fashion to environmental justice -- Ecodocumentaries and the rhetoric of food production. Contemporary ecofood films: the documentary tradition -- Flipper? We're eating Flipper? documenting animals rights and environmental ethics at sea -- Negative externalities of housing and energy industries -- Give me shelter: the ecology of homes and homelessness -- Activism in mountaintop removal films: turn off the lights for sustainability -- The search for the "golden shrimp": the myth of interdependence in oil drilling films -- Conclusion: can the film industry and the environmental movement mix?
Bibliography noteIncludes filmography.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013047064
ISBN9780803248748 (cloth : alk. paper)

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