Post-Cinematic Affect considers life in the affluent West in the early 21st century in the context of new digital technologies, economic globalization and the increased monetization of all aspects of human activity.
As film and television shaped our cultural sensibilities in the 20th century. Today’s digital media contributes to the formation of a new consciousness.
Steven Shaviro traces these changes, focusing on four recent moving-image works: Nick Hooker’s music video for Grace Jones’ song Corporate Cannibal; Olivier Assayas’ movie Boarding Gate, starring Asia Argento; Richard Kelly’s movie Southland Tales, featuring Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, and other pop culture celebrities; and Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s Gamer.