Film theory : the basics / Kevin McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonald, Kevin, 1976- author.

Series:

Basics (Routledge (Firm))

Basics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Film Theory: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the key theorists, concepts, and debates that have shaped the study of moving images. It examines film theory from its emergence in the early twentieth century to its study in the present day, and explores why film has drawn special attention as a medium, as a form of representation, and as a focal point in the rise of modern visual culture. The book emphasizes how film theory has developed as a historically contingent discourse, one that has evolved and changed in conjunction with different social, political, and intellectual factors. To explore this fully, the book is broken down into the following distinct sections: Theory Before Theory, 1915-1960 French Theory, 1949-1968 Screen Theory, 1969-1996 Post-Theory, 1996-2015 Complete with questions for discussion and a glossary of both key terms and key theorists, "Film Theory: The Basics" is an invaluable resource for those new to film studies and for anyone else interested in the history and significance of critical thinking in relation to the moving image.

Contents:

Film Theory: The Basics; The Basics; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Theory Before Theory, 1915-60; Early American Theorists and the Quest for Legitimacy; France, Film Culture, and Photogénie; Soviet Russia and Montage Theory; Germany and the Frankfurt School; Post-War France: From Neorealism to the New Wave; Summary; Notes; 2 French Theory, 1949-68; The Linguistic Turn; Lacan and the Return to Freud; Althusser and the Return to Marx; Cinema and Semiotics; May 1968 and Afterward; Summary; Notes; 3 Screen Theory, 1969-96; Screen and Theory; Feminist Film Theory

Post-Colonial TheoryQueer Theory; A Post-Modern End; Summary; Notes; 4 Post-Theory, 1996-2015; Theory's Critics, Cognitive Science, and Historical Poetics; Deleuze and the Return of Philosophy; New Media and Post-Film Theory; Summary; Notes; Appendix I: Glossary of Key Terms; Appendix II: Glossary of Key Theorists; Bibliography; Chapter 1: Theory Before Theory, 1915-60; Chapter 2: French Theory, 1949-68; Chapter 3: Screen Theory, 1969-96; Chapter 4: Post-Theory, 1996-2015; General Sources: Introductory Texts; General Sources: Anthologies and Collections; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-63244-3

1-315-75719-2

1-317-63243-5

9781315757193

OCLC:

939519336