Visual alterity : seeing difference in cinema / Randall Halle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halle, Randall, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual perception in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

viii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Using cinema to explore the visual aspects of alterity, Randall Halle analyzes how we become cognizant of each other and how we perceive and judge another person in a visual field. Halle draws on insights from philosophy and recent developments in cognitive and neuroscience to argue that there is no pure "natural" sight. We always see in a particular way, from a particular vantage point, and through a specific apparatus, and Halle shows how human beings have used cinema to experiment with the apparatus of seeing for over a century. Visual alterity goes beyond seeing difference to being conscious of how one sees difference. Investigating the process allows us to move from mere perception to apperception, or conscious perception. Innovative and insightful, Visual Alterity merges film theory with philosophy and cutting-edge science to propose new ways of perceiving and knowing"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Halle, Randall, Visual alterity

ISBN:

9780252043703

0252043707

9780252085680

025208568X

OCLC:

1193559771