Magical Thinking, Fantastic Film, and the Illusions of Neoliberalism

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This book analyzes how contemporary popular films with fantastic themes, including <i>Candyman</i>, <i>Frozen</i>, <i>The Cabin in the Woods</i>, and <i>The Incredible Burt Wonderstone</i>, cultivate neoliberal subjectivities. These films promise dramatic change, but they too often deliver more of the same. Although proponents maintain the illusion that the militant enforcement of free-market economics will resolve racism, climate change, and imperialism, their magical thinking actually fuels the crises.<i>Magical Thinking, Fantastic Film, and the Illusions of Neoliberalism</i> explores the ways in which the visual economies of Hollywood fantasy compliment this particular political economy.

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<b>Michael J. Blouin</b> is Assistant Professor at Milligan College, USA. He maintains research interests in film studies, critical theory, transnationalism, and popular culture. Blouin¿s publications include <i>Japan and the Cosmopolitan Gothic: Specters of Modernity</i>, as well as articles in academic journals including <i>The Journal of American Studies</i> and <i>Extrapolation</i>.

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