Film Studies: Critical Approaches [Paperback]

John Hill (Editor), Pamela Church Gibson (Editor), Richard Dyer (Editor), E. Ann Kaplan (Editor), Paul Willemen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 17, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0198742800 | ISBN-13: 978-0198742807

The most up-to-date critical guide available, Film Studies: Critical Approaches covers all the significant theories, debates, and approaches to the subject. A team of international experts provides a clear and comprehensive overview of all the major theoretical and critical approaches involved in film analysis, including detailed coverage of established critical traditions--such as semiotics, feminism, and psychoanalysis--as well as important new areas of study such as film audiences and reception, queer theory, and identity politics. Chapter summaries and further reading lists help students to assimilate the material. Ideal for courses in film criticism and textual analysis, Film Studies: Critical Approaches guides students through the maze of theory to the heart of the subject.

Editorial Reviews

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'...these volumes promise something more directed. ...Film Studies is a decent introduction to the subject.' Sight and Sound August 2000 (Page 32 Film criticism)

'...there is a strong sense of the general evolution away from total theory to a more pluralist position across the whole field...providing clear signposts to further reading.' THES May 2000

About the Author

EDITORS John Hill is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Media and Performance Studies at the University of Ulster at Coleraine Pamela Church Gibson is a Senior Lecturer in Contextual and Cultural Studies at the London College of Fashion, a constituent college of the London Institute ADVISORY BOARD Richard Dyer is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Warwick E. Ann Kaplan teaches in the Department of English at the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, New York Paul Willemen is Professor, Department of Media Studies, Napier University, Edinburgh

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 17, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198742800
• ISBN-13: 978-0198742807
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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