Contents

pp v-v

List of Figures

pp vi-vi

Acknowledgements

pp vii-viii

Introduction: Plato's Nightmare

pp 1-18

Part I - Encounters

pp 19-20

Introduction

pp 21-24

1 - Scotland as a Site of Nihilistic Sacrifice

pp 25-41

2 - The Myth of Scotland as Nowhere in Particular

pp 42-54

3 - Monstrous Masses: The Human Body as Raw Material

pp 55-74

Part II - Confrontations

pp 75-76

Introduction

pp 77-80

4 - From Night to Survival: Nihilism and the Living Dead

pp 81-98

5 - The Lure of the Mob: Cinematic Depictions of Skinhead Authenticity

pp 99-116

6 - Cultural Change and Nihilism in the Rollerball Films

pp 117-138

Part III - Overcomings

pp 139-140

Introduction

pp 141-144

7 - The Abject Self: Apocalyptic Consequences of Self-discovery in Fight Club

pp 145-159

8 - Rooting for the Fascists in Avatar

pp 160-176

9 - Yukio Mishima and the Return to the Body

pp 177-202

Bibliography

pp 203-208

Filmography

pp 209-210

Index

pp 211-213