Neuware -This book argues for the significance of ideology critique and moral judgment in the fields of literary, cultural, political and philosophical studies. By drawing on Slavoj �i�ek�s theory of ideology the author examines postmodern horror films like Jonathan Demme�s The Silence of the Lambs, multiculturalism, post-September 11 political discourses and the society of enjoyment in terms of paranoia and perversion and reveals patterns of enjoyment structured through ideological fantasy. The Lacanian/�i�ekian theory of ideological fantasy and ethics of psychoanalysis is then applied to broader philosophical, political and cultural contexts. 190 pp. Englisch.

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Title: Horror and Evil in the Name of Enjoyment
Publisher: Peter Lang M�r 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3039112457
ISBN 13: 9783039112456
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 220 millimeters width by 145 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
Weight: 261 grams

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This book argues for the significance of ideology critique and moral judgment in the fields of literary, cultural, political and philosophical studies. By drawing on Slavoj Žižek’s theory of ideology the author examines postmodern horror films like Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs, multiculturalism, post-September 11 political discourses and the society of enjoyment in terms of paranoia and perversion and reveals patterns of enjoyment structured through ideological fantasy. The Lacanian/Žižekian theory of ideological fantasy and ethics of psychoanalysis is then applied to broader philosophical, political and cultural contexts.

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The Author: Han-yu Huang is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Tamkang University, Taiwan. His research fields include cyberculture, horror film, and ethics of psychoanalysis.

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