A theological jurisprudence of speculative cinema : superheroes, science fictions and fantasies of modern law /
Peters, Timothy D.,
A theological jurisprudence of speculative cinema : superheroes, science fictions and fantasies of modern law / Timothy Peters. - 1 online resource (xii, 300 pages). - Edinburgh critical studies in law, literature and the humanities Edinburgh scholarship online . - Edinburgh critical studies in law, literature and the humanities. Edinburgh scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through close readings of a range of popular Hollywood speculative fiction films including 'The Dark Knight,' 'Unbreakable,' 'I, Robot' and 'The Hobbit,' Timothy Peters explores how fictional worlds, particularly those that 'make strange' the world of the viewer, can render visible and make explicit the otherwise opaque theologies of modern law. He illustrates that speculative cinema's genres of estrangement provide a way for us to see and engage the theological concepts of modern law in our era of late capitalism, global empire and the crises of neoliberalism.
Specialized.
9781399509435 No price
Law--Philosophy.
Law in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--History.
Religion and law.
Science fiction films--History and criticism.
Superhero films--History and criticism.
Law.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
K230
340.1
A theological jurisprudence of speculative cinema : superheroes, science fictions and fantasies of modern law / Timothy Peters. - 1 online resource (xii, 300 pages). - Edinburgh critical studies in law, literature and the humanities Edinburgh scholarship online . - Edinburgh critical studies in law, literature and the humanities. Edinburgh scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through close readings of a range of popular Hollywood speculative fiction films including 'The Dark Knight,' 'Unbreakable,' 'I, Robot' and 'The Hobbit,' Timothy Peters explores how fictional worlds, particularly those that 'make strange' the world of the viewer, can render visible and make explicit the otherwise opaque theologies of modern law. He illustrates that speculative cinema's genres of estrangement provide a way for us to see and engage the theological concepts of modern law in our era of late capitalism, global empire and the crises of neoliberalism.
Specialized.
9781399509435 No price
Law--Philosophy.
Law in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--History.
Religion and law.
Science fiction films--History and criticism.
Superhero films--History and criticism.
Law.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
K230
340.1