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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Mandel, Naomi (1969-....)
Titre(s) : Disappear here [Texte imprimé] : violence after Generation X / Naomi Mandel
Publication : Columbus, Ohio : Ohio state university press, 2015
Description matérielle : x, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Comprend : Why X now ? crossing out and marking the spot ; Nevermind : an X critique of violence
; The game that moves: Bret Easton Ellis, 1985-2010 ; Something empty in the sky:
9/11 after X ; Not yes or no: fact, fiction, fidelity in Jonathan Safran Foer ;
I am Jack's revolution: Fight Club, hacking, violence after X ; Conclusion: X out.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index
"Generation X, comprised of people born between 1960 and 1980, is a generation with
no Great War or Depression to define it. Dismissed as apathetic slackers and detached
losers, Xers have a striking disregard for the causes and isms that defined their
Boomer parents. In Disappear Here: Violence after Generation X, Naomi Mandel argues
that this characterization of Generation X can be traced back to changing experiences
and representations of violence in the late twentieth century. Examining developments
in media, philosophy, literature, and politics in the years Xers were coming of age,
Mandel demonstrates that Generation X's unique attitude toward violence was formed
by developments in home media, personal computing, and reality TV. This attitude,
Mandel contends, is key to understanding our current world of media ubiquity, online
activism, simulated sensation, and jihad. With chapters addressing both fictional
and filmic representations of violence, Mandel studies the work of Bret Easton Ellis,
Chuck Palahniuk, Claire Messud, Jess Walter, and Jonathan Safran Foer. A critical
and conceptual tour de force, Disappear Here sets forth a new, and necessary, approach
to violence, the real, and real violence for the twenty-first century."--Publisher's
web site
Sujet(s) : Violence -- Dans la littérature
Violence -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Enfants des baby-boomers -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780814212868. - ISBN 0814212867 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45246119g
Notice n° :
FRBNF45246119
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