The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott

The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott, edited by Adam Barkman, Ashley Barkman, and Nancy Kang, brings together eighteen critical essays that illuminate a nearly comprehensive selection of the director’s feature films from cutting-edge multidisciplinary and comparative perspectives. Each chapter’s approach correlates with philosophical, literary, or cultural studies perspectives. Using both combined and single-film discussions, the contributors examine a wide variety of topics including gender roles and feminist theory, philosophical abstractions like ethics, honor, and personal responsibility, and historical memory and the challenges of accurately rendering historical events on screen. Chapters examine such signature works as Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Thelma and Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000), Hannibal (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), and American Gangster (2007). The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott is written by Barkman, Adam; Barkman, Ashley; Kang, Nancy and published by Lexington Books. ISBNs for The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott are 9780739178720, 0739178725 and the print ISBNs are 9780739178720, 0739178725.