The Interplay Between Political Theory and Movies: Bridging Two Worlds

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 Movies and Social Science  (Ulrich Hamenstädt)....Pages 1-14
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 Pierre Bourdieu and The Godfather  (André Beckershoff)....Pages 17-31
 The Politics of Exception as Fiction: Reading Agamben Through The Batman  (Stephan Engelkamp)....Pages 33-47
 Michel Foucault and the Cuckoo’s Nest  (Ulrich Hamenstädt)....Pages 49-62
 The Concept of “Russian Europeans” in an Anti-war Film The Cuckoo  (Sergei Akopov)....Pages 63-78
 Antagonism on Animal Farm  (Manon Westphal)....Pages 79-94
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 ‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’: Politico-Economic Theories and Cinematic Language in The Big Short  (Jonas Nesselhauf)....Pages 97-117
 The Walking Dead and Breakdown Theories of Collective Action  (Peter Bescherer)....Pages 119-134
 “Winter Is Coming?” Game of Thrones and Realist Thinking  (Wolfgang Muno)....Pages 135-149
 ‘Your Revolution Is Over!’: Seeing The Big Lebowski Through the Lens of Anarchism  (Philip Hüpkes)....Pages 151-167
 Polanyi Twisted  (Ulrich Hamenstädt)....Pages 169-180
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 G for Gramsci: Critical Perspectives on Power in V for Vendetta  (Katharina Glaab)....Pages 183-194
 “Beasts of No Nation”: Afropessimism and the Rationality of Warfare in Africa  (Jan Sändig)....Pages 195-215
 “This Is Africa”: The Melian Dialogue in Blood Diamond  (Burcu Sunar Cankurtaran)....Pages 217-234
 Empire, Multitude, and the Fight Club  (Michèle Meditz, Ulrich Hamenstädt)....Pages 235-247