Film, theory and philosophy : the key thinkers / edited by Felicity Colman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colman, Felicity, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Philosophers--Europe--20th century.

Philosophers.

Philosophy in motion pictures.

Philosophy, European--20th century.

Philosophy, European.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 404 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Philosophy, and in particular continental philosophy, has provided a conceptual underpinning for cinema since its beginnings, especially in the development of cinematic aesthetics. In its turn, film has rethought the abstractions of space and time and the categories of sex and gender and has created new concepts which illuminate phenomenology, metaphysics and epistemology. Film, Theory and Philosophy brings together leading scholars to provide a detailed overview of the key thinkers who have shaped the field of film philosophy. The thinkers include continental philosophers, post-continental philosophers, analytic philosophers, film-makers, film reviewers, sociologists, and cultural theorists. The essays reveal how philosophy can be applied to film analysis and how film can be used to illustrate philosophical problems. But more importantly, the essays explore how film has shaped what philosophy thinks and how philosophy has lead to a reappraisal of film. The book will prove an invaluable reference and guide to readers interested in a deeper understanding of the issues and insights presented by film philosophy.

Contents:

Introduction: What is film-philosophy? / Felicity Colman

What is cinema?: Hugo Munsterberg / Robert Sinnerbrink ; Vilem Flusser / Adrian Martin ; Siegfried Kracauer / Drehli Robnik ; Theodor Adorno / Julie Kuhlken ; Antonin Artaud / Anna Powell ; Henri Bergson / Dorothea Olkowski ; Maurice Merleau-Ponty / Helen A. Fielding ; Emmanuel Levinas / Sarah Cooper ; Andre Bazin / Hunter Vaughan ; Roland Barthes / Colin Gardner

Politics of the cinematic century: Serge Daney / Garin Dowd ; Jean Luc Godard / Zsuzsa Baross ; Stanley Cavell / Rex Butler ; Jean-Luc Nancy / Claire Colebrook ; Jacques Derrida / Louise Burchill ; Gilles Deleuze / John Mullarkey ; Sarah Kofman / Tom Conley ; Paul Virilio / Felicity Colman ; Jean Baudrillard / Catherine Constable ; Jean-Francois Lyotard / Lisa Trahair ; Fredric Jameson / Scott Durham ; Felix Guattari / Gary Genosko

Cinematic nature: Raymond Bellour / Michael Goddard ; Christian Metz / Richard Rushton ; Julia Kristeva / Patricia MacCormack ; Laura Mulvey / David Sorfa ; Homi K. Bhabha / Patricia Pisters ; Slavoj Zizek / Laurence Simmons ; Stephen Heath / Fred Botting ; Alain Badiou / Stephen Zepke ; Jacques Ranciere / Sudeep Dasgupta ; Giorgio Agamben / Christian McCrea.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49243-9

1-317-49244-7

1-315-71160-5

1-283-45676-1

9786613456762

1-84465-440-0

9781315711607

OCLC:

898104210