{"product_id":"a-companion-to-film-theory-paperback","title":"A Companion to Film Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToby Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Stam\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a major collection of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents material under a variety of headings, including class, race, gender, queer theory, nation, stars, ethnography, authorship, and spectatorship.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes concise chapter-by-chapter accounts of the background and current approaches to each topic, followed by a prognostication on the future.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders cinema studies in relation to other forms of knowledge, such as critical studies, anthropology, and literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis major film theory collection: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents material under a variety of headings, including class, race, gender, queer theory, nation, stars, ethnography, authorship, and spectatorship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes concise chapter-by-chapter accounts of the background and current approaches to each topic, followed by a prognostication on the future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders cinema studies in relation to other forms of knowledge, such as critical studies, anthropology, and literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Film Theory\u003c\/i\u003e provides the ideal reference source for students of film theory in departments of cultural studies, media studies, literature, and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToby Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Cinema Studies Department at New York University. He is the author or editor of a wide range of work in cultural studies, including \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (Ed. Blackwell Publishing, 2001), \u003ci\u003eTechnologies of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and (with Alec McHoul) \u003ci\u003ePopular Culture and Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He is also co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eSocial Text\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Robert Stam) co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFilm and Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2000). \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert Stam\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Cinema Studies Department at New York University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eFilm Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 1999); \u003ci\u003eTropical Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Race in Brazilian Cinema and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); \u003ci\u003eUnthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e, with Ella Shohat (1994), which won the Katherine Singer Kovocs \"Best Film Book Award\"; and \u003ci\u003eSubversive Pleasures: Bakhtin, Cultural Criticism, and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). He is also co-editor (with Toby Miller) of \u003ci\u003eFilm and Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 9.64 x 6.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782352044320,"sku":"9780631206453","price":102.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd1237793f297179502a6a80927636cd.webp?v=1780568628","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-companion-to-film-theory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}