The Besieged Ego: Doppelgangers and Split Identity Onscreen

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748692040','ISBN:9780748692033','ISBN:97807486920265']);Examines the representation of fragmentary identites in filmThe Besieged Ego critically appraises the representation, or mediation, of identity in film and television through...

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Main Author: Ruddell, Caroline (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Summary:GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748692040','ISBN:9780748692033','ISBN:97807486920265']);Examines the representation of fragmentary identites in filmThe Besieged Ego critically appraises the representation, or mediation, of identity in film and television through a thorough analysis of doppelgangers and split or fragmentary characters. The prevalence of non-autonomous characters in a wide variety of film and television examples calls into question the very concept of a unified, 'knowable' identity. The form of the double, and cinematic modes and rhetorics used to denote fragmentary identity, is addressed in the book through a detailed analysis of texts drawn from a range of industrial, historical and cultural contexts. The doppelganger or double carries significant cultural meanings about what it means to be 'human' and the experience of identity as a gendered individual. The double also expresses in fictional form our problematic experience of the world as a social, and supposedly whole and autonomous, subject. The Besieged Ego therefore raises important questions about the representation of identity onscreen and concomitant issues regarding autonomy and what it means to be 'human'.Key FeaturesCharts a generic account of the double onscreenCase studies include horror, fantasy, comedy, Japanese and Korean film
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (192 pages)
ISBN:9780748692033