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100 1  $a Getty, Laura J., $d 1970- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2021041550 $e author.
245 10 $a Islands and captivity in popular culture : $b a critical study of film, television and literature / $c Laura J. Getty.
264  1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c 2021.
300    $a vii, 256 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm
504    $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0  $a Liminal islands: punishment and rehabilitation -- Island rebellion: resisting fascism in Takami's Battle royale -- Criminal islands: Guilt in And then there were none -- Island panopticon: Lost and free will versus predestination -- Island madman: transgressive horror in The island of Dr. Moreau -- Island nihilism: Lord of the flies and boarding school syndrome -- Conclusion.
520    $a "The choices that individuals make in moments of crisis can transform them. By focusing on fictional characters trapped on fictional islands, the book examines how individuals react when forced to make hard choices within the liminal space of a "prison" island. At stake is the perception of choice: do characters believe that they have the power to choose, or do they think that they are at the mercy of fate? The results reveal certain patterns--psychological, historical, social, and political--that exist across a variety of popular/public cultures and time periods. This book focuses on how the interplay between liminality and the Locus of Control theory creates dynamic sites of negotiated meaning. This psychological concept has never before been used for literary analysis. Offered here as an alternative to the defects of Freudian psychology, the Locus of Control theory has been proven reliable in thousands of studies, and the results have been found, with few exceptions, to be consistent in both women and men. That consistency is explored through close readings of islands found in popular culture books, films, and television shows, with suggestions for future research"-- $c Provided by publisher.
650  0 $a Islands in mass media.
650  0 $a Islands in literature. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068604
650  0 $a Choice (Pscyhology) in mass media.
650  0 $a Choice (Psychology) in literature. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001001258
650  0 $a Liminality in mass media. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2019103617
650  0 $a Liminality in literature. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94006261
650  0 $a Popular culture $z United States. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140482
650  0 $a Popular culture $z Great Britain. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056925
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