{"product_id":"life-24x-a-second-cinema-selfhood-and-society-9780197600924","title":"Life 24x a Second: Cinema, Selfhood, and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elsie Walker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife 24x a Second \u003c\/em\u003ehighlights the life-sustaining and life-affirming power of cinema. Author Elsie Walker pays particular attention to pedagogical practice and students' reflections on what the study of cinema has given to their lives. This book provides multiple perspectives on cinema that matters for the deepest personal and social reasons-from films that represent psychological healing in the face of individual losses to films that represent humanitarian hope in the face of global crises. Ultimately, Walker shows how cinema that moves us emotionally can move us toward a better world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife 24x a Second \u003c\/em\u003emakes the case for cinema as a life force in uplifting and widely relatable ways. Walker zeroes in on films that offer hope in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement (\u003cem\u003eImitation of Life, \u003c\/em\u003e 1959, and \u003cem\u003eBlacKkKlansman\u003c\/em\u003e, 2018); contemporary feminism (\u003cem\u003eNobody Knows\u003c\/em\u003e, 2004); rite-of-passage experiences of mortality and mourning \u003cem\u003e(Ikiru\u003c\/em\u003e, 1952, and \u003cem\u003eA Star Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e, 2018), and first-love grief (\u003cem\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/em\u003e, 2017, and \u003cem\u003ePortrait of a Lady on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, 2019). \u003cem\u003eLife 24x a Second\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to reflect on their own unique film-to-person encounters along with connecting them to others who love cinematic lessons for living well.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779507044503,"sku":"9780197600924","price":4288.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780197600924.webp?v=1778037085","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/life-24x-a-second-cinema-selfhood-and-society-9780197600924","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}