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BL
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846201
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Burges, Joel
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Out of Sync Out of Work : : History and the Obsolescence of Labor in Contemporary Culture /\ Joel Burges.
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| Publication Statement
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New Brunswick :: Rutgers University Press,, 2018.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0813597137
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: 0813597153
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: 9780813597133
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: 9780813597157
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0813597110
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9780813597119
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9780813597126
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Falling into History -- Culture by Outmoded Means -- Reading by Residual Means -- Narrative by Obstinate Means -- Cinema by Dated Means -- Politics by Obsolete Means.
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| Abstract
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"Out of Sync & Out of Work explores the representation of obsolescence, particularly of labor, in film and literature during a historical moment in which automation has intensified in capitalist economies. Joel Burges analyzes texts such as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Wreck-It Ralph, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Iron Council, and examines their "means" of production. Those means include a range of subjects and narrative techniques, including the "residual means" of including classic film stills in a text, the "obstinate means" of depicting machine breaking, the "dated means" of employing the largely defunct technique of stop-motion animation, and the "obsolete" means of celebrating a labor strike. In every case, the novels and films that Burges scrutinizes call on these means to activate the reader's/viewer's awareness of historical time. Out of Sync & Out of Work advances its readers' grasp of the complexities of historical time in contemporary culture, moving the study of temporality forward in film and media studies, literary studies, critical theory, and cultural critique"--
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American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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English fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Motion pictures-- Social aspects-- United States.
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Unemployed in literature.
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Working class in literature.
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Working class in motion pictures.
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American fiction.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Labor.
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English fiction.
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Motion pictures-- Social aspects.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Film Video-- History Criticism.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Reference.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Media Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Social Classes.
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Unemployed in literature.
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Working class in literature.
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Working class in motion pictures.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/6520623
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.9.L28B97 2018
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PER004030BUS038000SOC052000SOC050000bisacsh
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SOC050000.bisacsh
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