{"product_id":"latent-destinies-9780822325581","title":"Latent Destinies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUses a discussion of contemporary films and literary works to present an understanding of paranoia as a defining element in postmodern late-capitalist structure. This book is of interest to students and scholars of American literature and cultural studies, postmodern theory, and film studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLatent Destinies\u003c\/i\u003e provides a smartly informed paradigm for understanding postmodern U.S. narratives, both aesthetic and theoretical. Examining a representative sample of these, O’Donnell finds that they indulge a cultural paranoia that wags the tail of their late-capitalist \u003ci\u003ebête noire\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Louis A. Renza, Dartmouth College\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Latent Destinies\u003c\/i\u003e provides a careful, lucid, insightful analysis of a number of works of contemporary American authors and filmmakers, and situates their work within a complex theoretical matrix of social connections that enhance our understanding not only of the works under discussion but also of the conditions of contemporary American culture in which those works circulate.”—Alan Nadel, author of \u003ci\u003eContainment Culture: American Narratives, Postmodernism and the Atomic Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e Entry: The Time of Paranoia\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Postmodernity and the Symptom of Paranoia\u003cbr\u003eThe Sympton of Paranoia\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paranoia and History: Latent Destiny \u003cbr\u003e Postmodern Temporalities \u003cbr\u003e 2. Headshots: The Theater of Paranoia\u003cbr\u003eBranch-Work: \u003ci\u003eLibra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stone’s Oedipus: \u003ci\u003eJFK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Performing Character: \u003ci\u003eOswald’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Engendering Paranoia\u003cbr\u003eThe Point of the Cry: \u003ci\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Umbra of Difference: \u003ci\u003e The Shadow Knows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exposing Paranoia: \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Senseless\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Criminality and Paranoia\u003cbr\u003eThe Voice of Paranoia: \u003ci\u003eThe Executioner’s Song\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Cultural Logic of Paranoia: \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Inside Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Men in Black: \u003ci\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exit: Under History: \u003ci\u003eUnderworld\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406025826647,"sku":"9780822325581","price":74.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822325581.jpg?v=1730494287","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/latent-destinies-9780822325581","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}