Film Theory: The Basics

The Basics

Kevin McDonald (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

196 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-79733-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Film Theory: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the key theorists, concepts, and debates that have shaped the study of moving images. It examines film theory from its emergence in the early twentieth century to its study in the present day, and explores why film has drawn special attention as a medium, as a form of representation, and as a focal point in the rise of modern visual culture.

The book emphasizes how film theory has developed as a historically contingent discourse, one that has evolved and changed in conjunction with different social, political, and intellectual factors. To explore this fully, the book is broken down into the following distinct sections:






Theory Before Theory, 1915-1960
French Theory, 1949-1968
Screen Theory, 1969-1996
Post-Theory, 1996-2015

Complete with questions for discussion and a glossary of both key terms and key theorists, Film Theory: The Basics is an invaluable resource for those new to film studies and for anyone else interested in the history and significance of critical thinking in relation to the moving image.

Autor

Kevin McDonald is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Northridge where he teaches popular culture and cultural theory. His research focuses on film theory and contemporary Hollywood. He is currently co-editing a collection entitled The Netflix Effect.

Inhalt

Introduction

1 Theory Before Theory, 1915-1960

I. Early American Theorists and the Quest for Legitimacy

II. France, Film Culture, and Photogénie

III. Soviet Russia and Montage Theory

IV. Germany and the Frankfurt School

V. Post-War France: From Neorealism to the New Wave

Summary

2 French Theory, 1949-1968

I. The Linguistic Turn

II. Lacan and the Return to Freud

III. Althusser and the Return to Marx

IV. Cinema and Semiotics

V. May 1968 and Afterward

Summary

3 Screen Theory, 1969-1996

I. Screen and Theory

II. Feminist Film Theory

III. Postcolonial Theory

IV. Queer Theory

V. A Postmodern End

Summary

4 Post-Theory, 1996-2015

I. Theory’s Critics, Cognitive Science, and Historical Poetics

II. Deleuze and the Return of Philosophy

III. New Media and Post-Film Theory

Summary

Appendix I: Glossary of Key Terms

Appendix II: Glossary of Key Theorists

Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.3.2016
• Reihe/Serie: The Basics
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 129 x 198 mm
• Gewicht: 317 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-138-79733-2 / 1138797332
• ISBN-13: 978-1-138-79733-8 / 9781138797338
• Zustand: Neuware