{"product_id":"australian-film-theory-and-criticism-volume-2-interviews-9781783200375","title":"Australian Film Theory and Criticism: Volume 2:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA three-volume project tracing key critical positions, people and institutions in Australian film, \u003cem\u003eAustralian Film Theory and Criticism \u003c\/em\u003einterrogates not only the origins of Australian film theory but also its relationships to adjacent disciplines and institutions. The second volume in the series, this book gathers interviews with national and international film theorists and critics to chart the development of different discourses in Australian film studies through the decades. Seeking to examine the position of film theorists and their relationship to film industry practitioners and policy makers, this volume succeeds mightily in reasserting Australian film’s place on the international scholarly agenda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Serious film studies and magpies – Noel King and Deane Williams\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: Brisbane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. 'From \"pictures\" to formats' – Albert Moran Interviewed by Noel King\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. 'Everyone’s got their favourite periods of Cunningham’s career, and it’s always something before the present!' – Stuart Cunningham Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. 'For a lot of people film became a bridge between literary studies and other kinds of cultural studies' – Graeme Turner Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. 'The circulation of ideas' – Tom O’Regan Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5. 'We just thought we were unstoppable' – Colin and Jane Crisp Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6. 'I loved best when really practical solutions had to be found for artistic problems' – Jonathan Dawson Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: Melbourne \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7. 'Early on I’d been an inveterate attender of Saturday matinees' – Mick Counihan Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8. 'Yes, but it never entered my head that it would ever become a field as such …' – Barbara Creed Interviewed by Deane Williams 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9. “This is all part of the historical process” – Ina Bertrand Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10. 'Some things you never learn' – Sam Rohdie Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11. 'I’ve left a good life behind me in London and I’m going to be met by a phalanx of safari-suited men' – Lesley Stern Interviewed by Deane Williams\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12. 'We might leave it there' – Bill Routt Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13. 'Trust your instincts' – Adrian Martin Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: Sydney and Newcastle \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14. 'I don’t want a straight world job but I do want access to spheres of possibility and avenues of influence' – Ross Gibson Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e15. 'Who’s afraid of the 1980s?' – Meaghan Morris Interviewed by Lauren Bliss \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e16. 'The sheer complexity of film' – David Boyd Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: Adelaide and Perth \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e17. 'This was a certain, particular moment' – Brian Shoesmith Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e18. 'When I discovered Metz I was in seventh heaven' – Noel Purdon Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e19. 'Look, I’m really not a true believer like you people. I’m something else' – Toby Miller Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART V: UK and USA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20. 'The double access, film culture and the ossification of film studies' – Paul Willemen Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21. 'It’s a small world' – Dana Polan Interviewed by Deane Williams \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e22. 'I’d like to just think back on what has been for me nearly forty years of involvement in developing this field' – Manuel Alvarado Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e23. 'It was a great relief that somebody was listening!' – Colin MacCabe Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e24. 'You can’t have an academic discipline unless there’s something that can be represented as a proper body of knowledge' – Edward Buscombe Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e25. 'I love films that are based on reality … I love the dramatisation of reality, the narrativisation of reality' – Michael Eaton Interviewed by Noel King 383\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e26. 'My interest in American identity, ideology, history' – Jim Kitses Interviewed by Noel King \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042259960151,"sku":"9781783200375","price":36.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783200375.jpg?v=1750953668","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/australian-film-theory-and-criticism-volume-2-interviews-9781783200375","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}