| Mind Reeling: Psychopathology on Film Contributor(s): Pettey, Homer B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1438481012 ISBN-13: 9781438481012 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Psychology | History |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2020018466 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mind Reeling investigates how cinema displays and mirrors psychological disorders, such as bipolar disorder, amnesia, psychotic delusions, obsessive compulsive behavior, trauma, paranoia, and borderline personalities. It explores a range of genres, including biopics, comedies, film noirs, contemporary dramedies, thrillers, Gothic mysteries, and docufictions. The contributors open up critical approaches to audience fascination with film depictions of serious disturbances within the human psyche. Many films examined here have had little scholarly attention and commentary. These essays focus on how cinematic techniques contribute to popular culture's conception of mental dysfunction, trauma, and illness. This book reveals the complex artistic and generic patterns that produce contemporary images of psychopathology in cinema. |