The Film Cultures Reader

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Graeme Turner
Psychology Press, 2002 - History - 524 pages

The Film Cultures Reader brings together key writings on contemporary cinema by leading authors in cinema and cultural studies. It focuses on film as a social and cultural practice, and on the relationship between cinema and popular culture. The Reader is divided into six thematic sections:

  • understanding film
  • technology
  • film Industries
  • meanings and pleasures
  • identities
  • audiences
  • consumption.

The perfect companion to Film as Social Practics, key features of the Reader include the editor's introduction to each thematic section, the focus on contemporary popular cinema and a comprehensive bibliography and resource information.

 

Contents

Graeme Turner EDITORS INTRODUCTION
1
PART ONE Understanding film Graeme Turner INTRODUCTION
11
Tony Bennett and Janet Woollacott TEXTS AND THEIR READINGS
14
Annette Kuhn WOMENS GENRES
20
Judith Mayne PARADOXES OF SPECTATORSHIP
28
4
35
Janet Staiger RECEPTION STUDIES IN FILM AND TELEVISION
46
4
47
PART FOUR
219
2
240
THE CONTEMPORARY
268
PART FIVE
291
FEMALE INVESTIGATION AND MALE
311
THE HYPOTHETICAL LESBIAN HEROINE
331
CAN MASCULINITY BE TERMINATED?
344
15111
366

PART
73
LIGHTING FOR WHITENESS
95
PERCEPTUAL REALISM DIGITAL IMAGES
115
DIGITAL PLEASURES
129
PRODUCTION
165
THE NEW HOLLYWOOD
184
A MAJOR PRESENCE IN ALL THE WORLDS IMPORTANT
206
PART
379
THE GREAT ESCAPE
420
TWO INTERVIEWS
444
AUTHENTICITY GENRE
469
Index
511
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