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The other serious : essays for the new American generation
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The other serious : essays for the new American generation / Christy Wampole.
ISBN
9780062320353
0062320351
9780062320360
006232036X
9780062320377
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Physical Description
vii, 243 pages ; 22 cm
Summary
" The Other Serious: American Essays contains a motley assortment of reflections on the United States as anomaly. Among the many maneuvers in this collection are: A close reading of the light-obsessed "Star-Spangled Banner" alongside the gory French national anthem; an analysis of Jim Henson's "Labyrinth" (1986) as a cryptofeminist fantasy; various forms of praise for oldness, dirt, and boring things; a eulogy for the messy humanity in Richard Linklater's Slacker (1991); and reflections on awkwardness, distraction, the North-South divide, the legacy of the Enlightenment in America, and Apple's goal to make its products totally invisible. Above all, this assemblage of essays proposes a framework for approaching life in our muddled nation with a joyful seriousness"-- Provided by publisher.
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Essays for the new American generation
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 02, 2015
Contents
Introduction: A Heavy Life or a Light One
The Glare of the Enlightenment
The Great American Irony Binge
The Patina of Things
On Distraction
The Emotive Spectacle
Intergenerational Conversation
Toward A Sterile Future
Southern Niceness
On Awkwardness
Treat Your Country Like Your Child, Not Your Parent
The Metaphor of Masking Tape
You Have No Power Over Me
The Bad Serious
The Other Serious
Postscript: The Lightness of the Ladybug.
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