In Allegories of the End of Capitalism, Milo Sweedler examines how filmmakers from six different countries, across four continents, give narrative and audio-visual form to the frustration and anger that burst into public view in 2011, the ongoing class war between the super-rich and the rest of the world's population, and the insurrection that it yet to come. Films examined include Melancholia, Cosmopolis, Suffragette, Django Unchained, Elysium and Snowpiercer.
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Milo Sweedler is an associate professor of French, cultural analysis, and social theory at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has written extensively on film, literature, politics, and culture. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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