The Representation of Economics in Cinema

Scarcity, Greed and Utopia
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-80180-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 423 g

Cinema articulates the economic anxieties of each generation of filmmakers and audiences. It has an influence on people’s views on various economic issues and many orders of magnitude larger than that of economics as a discipline. This book offers a sweeping study of the representation of economics in cinema across a wide range of areas and genres, from the conflicts over resources in the lawless Old West to the post-scarcity societies of science fiction futures. This book studies how films have portrayed trade unions, scarcity, money, businesses, innovators, migrant workers, working women, globalization, the stock market, and the automation of work. It aims to be useful to those who are interested in cinema with economic themes and to those who want to learn about economics through cinema.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sanchez-Pages, Santiago

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturpolitik, Kulturmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgattungen, Filmgenre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: Mr Smith Goes to the Movies.- Chapter 2: Scarcity, Conflicts, and Dystopia.- Chapter 3: Evil is the Root of all Money.- Chapter 4: Brokers, Bankers and Boiler Rooms.- Chapter 5: Evil, Inc.- Chapter 6: Disruptors.- Chapter 7: The Path of Workers.- Chapter 8: Women at Work.- Chapter 9: Crises.- Chapter 10: Conclusion: Post-Scarcity and Utopia

Über Autor(innen)

Santiago Sanchez-Pages is associate professor in economics at King’s College London, UK. His academic research focuses on political economy, economic theory, and experimental economics. His articles have been published in leading international journals. He also writes on film and popular culture and has published several short stories.