Agency and Imagination in the Films of David Lynch

Name: Agency and Imagination in the Films of David Lynch
Brand: Lexington Books
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Agency and Imagination in the Films of David Lynch: Philosophical Perspectives offers a sustained philosophical interpretation of the filmmaker’s work in light of classic and contemporary discussions of human agency and the complex relations between our capacity to act and our ability to imagine. With the help of the pathological characters that so often leave their unforgettable mark on Lynch’s films, this book reveals several important ways in which human beings fail to achieve fuller embodiments of agency or seek substitute satisfactions in spaces of fantasy. In keeping with Lynch’s penchant for unconventional narrative techniques, James D. Reid and Candace R. Craig explore the possibility, scope, and limits of the very idea of agency itself and what it might be like to renounce concepts of agency altogether in the interpretation and depiction of human life. In a series of interlocking readings of eight feature-length films and Twin Peaks: The Return that combine suggestive philosophical analysis with close attention to cinematic detail, Reid and Craig make a convincing case for the importance of David Lynch’s work in the philosophical examination of agency, the vagaries of the human imagination, and the relevance of film for the philosophy of human action. Scholars of film studies and philosophy will find this book particularly useful.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 280
Release Date:: 2021-07-15
Publication Date:: 2021-07-15
Publisher:: Lexington Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1498555950
ISBN13:: 9781498555951
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 459 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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