Mimesis, Movies, and Media Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 3 [Hardcover]

Building on the growing recognition and critical acclaim of volumes 1 and 2 ofViolence, Desire, and the Sacred,this third volume in the series showcases the most groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research in mimetic theory, with a focus on well-known films, television series, and other media.Mimesis, Movies, and Mediareaches beyond the traditional boundaries of continental theory to demonstrate how scholars apply and develop Ren? Girard's insights in light of contemporary media. It brings together major Australian and international scholars working at the intersection of popular culture and philosophy.

Scott Cowdellis Research Associate Professor in Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australia, and Canon Theologian of the Canberra-Goulburn Anglican Diocese. He is Founding President of the Australian Girard Seminar.

Chris Flemingis Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Anthropology, School of Humanities and Languages, the University of Western Sydney, Australia. His is the author ofViolence and Mimesis(2004) and is Vice-President of the Australian Girard Seminar.

Joel Hodgeis Lecturer in Systematic Theology, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University, Australia. He is the author ofResisting Violence and Victimisation: Christian Faith and Solidarity in East Timor(2012) and is Treasurer and Secretary of the Australian Girard Seminar.

Contributors

Introduction

Part 1: Media and Representation

1. On the One Medium
Eric Gans (University of California, Los Angeles)
2. The Scapegoat Mechanism and the Media: Beyond the Folk Devil Paradigm
John O'Carroll (Charles Sturt University)
3. The Apocalypse Will Not Be Televised
Chris Fleming (University of Western Sydney)

Part 2: Film

4. Mirrors of Nature: Artificial Agents in real life and virtual worlds
Paul Dumouchel (Graduate lã3