Table of contents : Cover Half Title Series Cinema, Media, and Human Flourishing Copyright Contents List of Illustrations Series Editor’s Foreword List of Contributors Introduction to Cinema, Media, and Human Flourishin Timothy Corrigan PART I: Cinematic Quests for Human Value 1. The Lost Optimism of Modern Movie Fairytales Angus Fletcher 2. Media-ting Happiness Lucy Fischer 3. Human Flourishing, Philosophical Naturalism, and Aesthetic Value Murray Smith 4. Cinema and Creative Community Dudley Andrew PART II: Human Flourishing on the Margins of the Frame 5. Fiendish Devices: Human Flourishing and the Black Watching Subject Ellen C. Scott 6. Human Relationship as Human Value in Studio-Era Hollywood Dana Polan 7. Sentimental Miseducation: Women Directors Coming of Age Patricia White 8. Learning to Adapt: From Pathology to Splendor Timothy Corrigan 9. Austerity Media and Human Flourishing Patrice Petro Index