The Oxford Guide to Film Studies

The Oxford Guide to Film Studies represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date critical guide to the study of film explaining all the significant theories, debates, and approaches to the study of film. Organized in three sections: Approaches; Hollywood and the World; and World Cinema a host of the worlds leading experts outline the major debates in the subject in such topics as diverse as psychoanalysis and film, audience studies and cinema, postmodernism in the cinema, the Hollywood star system, film acting and film music as well as such areas of growing interest as gay and lesbian criticism, cultural studies and audience studies and postcolonial theory. The book also includes `readings illustrating the variety of theoretical approaches, sections on further reading , chapter summaries, and is illustrated throughout.

Zusatztext substantial book that! particularly in its coverage of major theoretical issues! provides a sound introduction for undergraduate film-studies students and! perhaps even more usefully! for students on courses of which film is only a part. Informationen zum Autor John Hill is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Media and Performance Studies at the University of Ulster at ColerainePamela Church Gibson is a Senior Lecturer in Contextual and Cultural Studies at the London College of Fashion, a constituent college of the London InstituteCONSULTANT EDITORS: Richard Dyer is Professor of Film Studies at the University of WarwickE. Ann Kaplan teaches in the Department of English at the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, New YorkPaul Willemen is Professor, Department of Media Studies, Napier University, Edinburgh Klappentext Comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date, The Oxford Guide to Film Studies is an indispensable guide to the study of film. Top international contributors provide an overview of the main disciplinary approaches to film studies, an explanation of the core concepts and methods involved in film analysis, a survey of the major issues and debates in the study of film, and critical discussion of key areas. Uniquely comprehensive, this book is suitable for any course on cinema or film studies. Zusammenfassung Comprehensive, authoritative, and unique, The Oxford Guide to Film Studies is the up-to-date critical volume on the theories, debates, and approaches to the study of film. A host of international experts provide an overview of the main disciplinary approaches to film studies, an explanation of the main concepts and methods involved in film analysis, a survey of the main issues and debates in the study of film, and critical discussion of key areas. The Guide features: Comprehensive coverage suitable for any course on cinema or film studies Organized into three sections: Approaches; Hollywood and the World; World Cinema An emphasis throughout on critical concepts, methods, and debates Specially commissioned chapters on such varied topics as film music, the Hollywood Star System, and the idea of national cinema Coverage dedicated to important new areas in film studies: gay and lesbian criticism, postcolonial theory, audience studies, post-classical Hollywood cinema, and cultural studies Chapters discussing exciting new developments in classical topics, such as Early Hollywood Cinema, Film History, and the avant-garde* Illustrated throughout, and complete with readings' designed to demonstrate the variety of theoretical approaches, chapter headings and summaries, guides to further reading, andhighlight' quotes With its uniquely comprehensive coverage, The Oxford Guide to Film Studies is an indispensable aide and reference source for the student of film and media, and anyone interested in the study of cinema. Inhaltsverzeichnis General Introduction ; PART ONE: CRITICAL APPROACHES ; 1. Introduction to Film Studies ; STUDYING THE FILM TEXT ; 2. The Film Text and Film Form ; 3. Film Acting ; 4. Film Costume ; 5. Film Music ; THE FILM TEXT: THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS ; 6. Classic Film Theory and Semiotics ; 7. Formalism and Neo-formalism ; 8. Impressionism! Surrealism! and Film Theory ; 9. Film and Psychoanalysis ; 10. Post-Structuralism and Deconstruction ; 11. Film and Postmodernism ; FILM TEXT AND CONTEXT: GENDER! IDEOLOGY! AND IDENTITIES ; 12. Marxism and Film ; 13. Feminism and Film ; 14. Gay and Lesbian Criticism ; 15. Queer Theory ; 16. Pornography ; 17. Race! Ethnicity! and Film ; 18. Film and Cultural Identity ; FILM TEXT AND CONTEXT: CULTURE! HISTORY! AND RECEPTION ; 19. Film and History ; 20. Sociology and Film ; 21. Cultural Studies and Film ; 22. Film Audiences ; 23. Hermeneutics! Reception Aesthetics! and Film Interpretation ; PART TWO: AMERICAN CINEMA AND HOLLYWOOD: CRITICAL APPROACHES. ; AME...

substantial book that, particularly in its coverage of major theoretical issues, provides a sound introduction for undergraduate film-studies students and, perhaps even more usefully, for students on courses of which film is only a part.

Autorentext

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 CONSULTANT EDITORS: 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

Zusammenfassung
Comprehensive, authoritative, and unique, The Oxford Guide to Film Studies is the up-to-date critical volume on the theories, debates, and approaches to the study of film. A host of international experts provide an overview of the main disciplinary approaches to film studies, an explanation of the main concepts and methods involved in film analysis, a survey of the main issues and debates in the study of film, and critical discussion of key areas. The Guide features: Comprehensive coverage suitable for any course on cinema or film studies Organized into three sections: Approaches; Hollywood and the World; World Cinema An emphasis throughout on critical concepts, methods, and debates Specially commissioned chapters on such varied topics as film music, the Hollywood Star System, and the idea of national cinema Coverage dedicated to important new areas in film studies: gay and lesbian criticism, postcolonial theory, audience studies, post-classical Hollywood cinema, and cultural studies Chapters discussing exciting new developments in classical topics, such as Early Hollywood Cinema, Film History, and the avant-garde * Illustrated throughout, and complete with readings' designed to demonstrate the variety of theoretical approaches, chapter headings and summaries, guides to further reading, andhighlight' quotes With its uniquely comprehensive coverage, The Oxford Guide to Film Studies is an indispensable aide and reference source for the student of film and media, and anyone interested in the study of cinema.

Inhalt
General Introduction; PART ONE: CRITICAL APPROACHES; 1. Introduction to Film Studies; STUDYING THE FILM TEXT; 2. The Film Text and Film Form; 3. Film Acting; 4. Film Costume; 5. Film Music; THE FILM TEXT: THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS; 6. Classic Film Theory and Semiotics; 7. Formalism and Neo-formalism; 8. Impressionism, Surrealism, and Film Theory; 9. Film and Psychoanalysis; 10. Post-Structuralism and Deconstruction; 11. Film and Postmodernism; FILM TEXT AND CONTEXT: GENDER, IDEOLOGY, AND IDENTITIES; 12. Marxism and Film; 13. Feminism and Film; 14. Gay and Lesbian Criticism; 15. Queer Theory; 16. Pornography; 17. Race, Ethnicity, and Film; 18. Film and Cultural Identity; FILM TEXT AND CONTEXT: CULTURE, HISTORY, AND RECEPTION; 19. Film and History; 20. Sociology and Film; 21. Cultural Studies and Film; 22. Film Audiences;…