Description
Book SynopsisThis work is an introduction to film theory, suitable for students from any discipline but particularly aimed at those studying film and literature as it examines issues common to both subjects such as realism, illusionism, narration, style and semiotics and also includes theorists common to both.
Trade Review"A remarkable synthesis, recommended to anyone who wants to understand the questions and debates that have animated film theory in the twentieth century. Throughout, Stam's discussion is lucid, generous, and intelligent."
James Naremore, Indiana UniversityTable of ContentsPreface.
Introduction.
1. The Antecedents of Film Theory.
2. Russian Formalism.
3. The Question of Film Language.
4. The Presence of Brecht.
5. The Poststructuralist Mutation.
6. The Rise of Cultural Studies.
7. The Coming Out of Queer Theory.
8. Third World Cinema Revisited.
9. The Politics of Postmodernism.
10. Post Cinema: Digital Theory and the New Media.
Index.
