Mark Bould Mark.Bould@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Film and Literature
The thin men: anorexic subjectivity in Fight Club and The Machinist
Bould, Mark; Vint, Sherryl
Authors
Sherryl Vint
Contributors
Mark Bould Mark.Bould@uwe.ac.uk
Editor
Dr Kathrina Glitre Kathrina.Glitre@uwe.ac.uk
Editor
Greg Tuck greg.tuck@uwe.ac.uk
Editor
Abstract
Considers anorexia as a model of late-capitialist subjectivity through a consideration of the bodies of Brad Pitt and Christian Bale.
Citation
Bould, M., & Vint, S. (2009). The thin men: anorexic subjectivity in Fight Club and The Machinist. In M. Bould, K. Glitre, & G. Tuck (Eds.), Neo-noir, 221-239. Wallflower
| Publication Date | Oct 1, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Pages | 221-239 |
| Book Title | Neo-noir |
| ISBN | 978-1-906660-17-8 |
| Keywords | anorexia, subjectivity, late-capitalism, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt |
| Publisher URL | http://www.wallflowerpress.co.uk/product/film-media/neo-noir |
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