2001 and Counting: Kubrick, Nietzsche, and Anthropology by Bruce Kapferer
Bruce Kapferer has recently published a new book - 2001 and Counting: Kubrick, Nietzsche, and Anthropology. Read more about it here!
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This is what The University of Chicago Press has to say about the book:
"Stanley Kubrick鈥檚 2001: A Space Odyssey is widely recognized as a cult classic. Despite mixed critical reception, the dark and difficult movie mesmerized audiences at the time of its initial screening in 1968 and went on to become one the highest grossing films of the decade.
In 2001 and Counting, renowned anthropologist Bruce Kapferer revisits 2001: A Space Odyssey, making a compelling case for its continued cultural relevance. While the film鈥檚 earliest audiences considered it to be a critical examination of European and American realities at the height of the Cold War, Kapferer shows that Kubrick鈥檚 masterwork speaks equally well to concerns of the contemporary world, including the Iraq War, the 2008 financial crisis, and the material and political effects of neoliberalism. Kapferer explores Kubrick鈥檚 central theme鈥攖he ever-changing relationship between humanity and technology鈥攂oth with regard to current events and through the lens of Nietzsche鈥檚 Thus Spoke Zarathustra and the mythical concept of the eternal return.
A thought-provoking exploration of the cultural power of cinema, this volume by one of anthropology鈥檚 most insightful and imaginative thinkers will appeal to anthropologists and cineastes alike".
- The University of Chicago Press
The book is published by Prickly Paradigm Press