{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-the-precariat-the-exploited-underemployed-and-temp-workers-of-the-world-9781501349201","title":"The Cinema of the Precariat The Exploited Underemployed and Temp Workers of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Zaniello\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus, having taught film and cultural studies, and directed the Honors Program at Northern Kentucky University, USA. He has been active as a film programmer for the Hill Center in Washington DC and for the London and North West (Liverpool) Labour Film Festivals. He recently published\u003ci\u003e California's Lamson Murder Mystery \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), the story of the wrongful conviction of a Hollywood screenwriter for murder, along with \u003ci\u003eWorking Stiffs, Union Maids, Reds, and Riffraff:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e An Expanded Guide to Films about Labor, 2nd ed.\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his first two books, Tom Zaniello proved himself a reliable and thoughtful guide to films about labor and working-class people. With \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of the Precariat\u003c\/i\u003e, he turns his gaze to precarity, tracing the history of media narratives about how economic uncertainty affects workers and their families. He recommends and provides context for a variety of films – from different eras and countries -- that can help us understand why we should be concerned about the growth of the gig economy in the U.S. and around the world. Zaniello offers a catalogue for interested viewers and a thoughtful guide to help us think about how precarity works and how we look at it -- on screens large and small. * Sherry Lee Linkon, Professor of English and American Studies, Georgetown University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eAs insecurity grows, so does the precariat. They are often ignored, taken for granted, and invisible. Tom Zaniello has set out to change that, encouraging us to turn to films for insight into how economic insecurity affects the lives of working-class people. Along with recommendations of what to watch, he offers thoughtful essays about how these films and a few video games capture the experience and politics of precarity. * John Russo, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and Working Poor, Georgetown University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Preface  \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChapter 1: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarvest of Shame\u003c\/i\u003e: The First Series of Films about the Precariat \u003cb\u003eChapter 2: \u003c\/b\u003eInternal Migration in China  \u003cb\u003eChapter 3: \u003c\/b\u003eScavengers of the World, Unite! \u003cb\u003eChapter 4: \u003c\/b\u003eEpidemic Cinema and Catastrophic Mise en Scene   \u003cb\u003eChapter 5: \u003c\/b\u003ePrecious Cargo: Exploiting Minerals, Fossil Fuels, and Foodstuffs \u003cb\u003eChapter 6: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Cyberprecariat in the Shadows of Utopia \u003cb\u003eChapter 7: \u003c\/b\u003eOut of the Gallery and Into the Street \u003cb\u003eChapter 8: \u003c\/b\u003eVideo Games as Cinema: All Work, All Play \u003cb\u003eChapter 9: \u003c\/b\u003eTop Down--Business as Usual: Fifty Films about Capitalism in the 21st Century \u003cb\u003eChapter 10: \u003c\/b\u003eBottom Up--A Conclusion: Alt-Labor and Organizing the Unorganized  Sources Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515791139159,"sku":"9781501349201","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-the-precariat-the-exploited-underemployed-and-temp-workers-of-the-world-9781501349201","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}