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A Companion to Film Theory
Contributor(s): Miller, Toby (Editor), Stam, Robert (Editor)
ISBN: 0631206450     ISBN-13: 9780631206453
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $67.40  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2004
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Annotation: This volume of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies provides a comprehensive overview of the field. Its international and interdisciplinary approach will have a broad appeal to those interested in this multifaceted subject.


This major film theory collection:


Represents material under a variety of headings, including class, race, gender, queer theory, nation, stars, ethnography, authorship, and spectatorship
Offers an international approach to the subject, including coverage of topics such as genre, image, sound, editing, postmodernism, culture industries, early cinema, classical Hollywood, and TV relations and technology
Includes concise chapter-by-chapter accounts of the background and current approaches to each topic, followed by a prognostication on the future
Considers cinema studies in relation to other forms of knowledge, such as critical studies, anthropology, and literature.

"A Companion to Film Theory" provides the ideal reference source for students of film theory in departments of cultural studies, media studies, literature, and sociology.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
- Reference
Dewey: 791.430
Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies
Physical Information: 1.27" H x 6.74" W x 9.64" (1.72 lbs) 436 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This volume of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies provides a comprehensive overview of the field. Its international and interdisciplinary approach will have a broad appeal to those interested in this multifaceted subject.

  • Provides a major collection of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies.
  • Represents material under a variety of headings, including class, race, gender, queer theory, nation, stars, ethnography, authorship, and spectatorship.
  • Offers an international approach to the subject, including coverage of topics such as genre, image, sound, editing, culture industries, early cinema, classical Hollywood, and TV relations and technology.
  • Includes concise chapter-by-chapter accounts of the background and current approaches to each topic, followed by a prognostication on the future.
  • Considers cinema studies in relation to other forms of knowledge, such as critical studies, anthropology, and literature.