Mark Pizzato

Beast-People Onscreen and in Your Brain

The Evolution of Animal-Humans from Prehistoric Cave Art to Modern Movies. Sprachen: Englisch. 24,0 cm / 16,1 cm / 2,8 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Hardcover), 432 Seiten
EAN 9781440844355
Veröffentlicht Februar 2016
Verlag/Hersteller Praeger

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A new take on our bio-cultural evolution explores how the "inner theatre" of the brain and its "animal-human stages" are reflected in and shaped by the mirror of cinema. Vampire, werewolf, and ape-planet films are perennial favorites-perhaps because they speak to something primal in human nature. This intriguing volume examines such films in light of the latest developments in neuroscience, revealing ways in which animal-human monster movies reflect and affect what we naturally imagine in our minds. Examining specific films as well as early cave images, the book discusses how certain creatures on rock walls and movie screens express animal-to-human evolution and the structures of our brains. The book presents a new model of the human brain with its theatrical, cinematic, and animal elements. It also develops a theory of "rasa-catharsis" as the clarifying of emotions within and between spectators of the stage or screen, drawing on Eastern and Western aesthetics as well as current neuroscience. It focuses on the "inner movie theater" of memories, dreams, and reality representations, involving developmental stages, as well as the "hall of mirrors," ape-egos, and body-swapping identifications between human beings. Finally, the book shows how ironic twists onscreen-especially of contradictory emotions-might evoke a reappraisal of feelings, helping spectators to be more attentive to their own impulses. Through this interdisciplinary study, scholars, artists, and general readers will find a fresh way to understand the potential for interactive mindfulness and yet cathartic backfire between human brains-in cinema, in theater, and in daily life.

Portrait

Mark Pizzato is a professor of theater and film at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He has previously published four books and three plays.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Vertebrate and Mammalian Stages in Mind: A Neuro-Theatrical Model Chapter 2. Prehistoric Caves as Emotion Picture Theaters Chapter 3. The Other Mammal in Me: A Hall of Mirrors between Brains Chapter 4. Vampires and Werewolves Onscreen Chapter 5. Ape Egos, Inner-Theater Elements, and Body Swapping Chapter 6. Lab Hybrids and Planets of the Apes Chapter 7. Morals of the Tale Still in Play Notes Filmography References Index

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