The thin men: anorexic subjectivity in Fight Club and The Machinist

Bould, Mark; Vint, Sherryl

The thin men: anorexic subjectivity in Fight Club and The Machinist

Bould, Mark; Vint, Sherryl

Authors

Mark Bould Mark.Bould@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Film and Literature

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
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/991695
Publisher URL	http://www.wallflowerpress.co.uk/product/film-media/neo-noir