Cinema, Theory, and Political Responsibility in Contemporary Culture

This 1997 book explores the political significance of aesthetic analysis in the context of cultural studies. It applies the theories of Adorno, Derrida, and Lacan to film studies, and asks how political responsibility can be reconciled with the concept of the university as a democratic institution. Art and the university, Patrick McGee claims, share a common feature: they are commonly regarded as autonomous realms that resist the determination of economic and political interests, while still playing a crucial role in ethical and political discourse. Through detailed reference to Neil Jordan's film The Crying Game, McGee shows how film can be both a product and a critique of the culture industry. He goes on to analyse the function of the university in producing interpretations of such highly political art forms and in determining the limits of critical discussion. McGee links Adorno with Derrida to provide a new route through cultural studies and the claims of political criticism.

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xiii

Acknowledgments
pp xiv-xiv

List of abbreviations
pp xv-xvi

1 - Redeeming contradictions: from critical theory to cultural studies
pp 1-37

2 - Art as the absolute commodity: the inter-subjectivity of mimesis in Adorno's Aesthetic Theory
pp 38-78

3 - Sexual nations: history and the division of hope in The Crying Game
pp 79-160

4 - Deconstruction and responsibility: the question of freedom in the place of the undecidable
pp 161-223

Bibliography
pp 224-231

Index
pp 232-235

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