Coronavirus Capitalism Goes to the Cinema av Eugene (Birmingham City University UK) Nulman

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<P>Using innovative interpretations of recent big budget films, <I>Coronavirus Capitalism Goes to the Cinema</I> interrogates the social, political and economic landscape during and prior to the COVID-19 crisis and provides lessons for advancing progressive politics in a post-pandemic age. </P><P>By exploring numerous films including <I>Avengers: Endgame</I>, <I>Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood</I>, <I>1917</I>, and <I>Parasite</I>, this short book provides a deep understanding about neoliberal society in a time of crisis. Facilitated by the ideas of Emma Goldman, Naomi Klein, Karl Marx, Noam Chomsky and many more, these movies are reinterpreted to point out our political blind spots, combat our non-COVID contagions and inoculate us into ideological herd immunity. From explorations of the supervillain-like decision-making of our political leaders to the inequalities in infection outcomes that sparked further Black Lives Matter protests, this book discusses the central social challenges