Kristeva in focus : from theory to film analysis / Katherine J. Goodnow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodnow, Katherine J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kristeva, Julia, 1941---Criticism and interpretation.

Kristeva, Julia.

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects.

Motion pictures--New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dealing with some of the major themes in film narratives, this book draws on the theories of French psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva. It looks at how narratives have changed over time, and considers the sources of our variable reactions to themes and representations of horror, strangers, and love.In addition to a selection of contemporary mainstream films, the major films for analysis are New Zealand "New Wave" films such as Alison Maclean's Kitchen Sink and Crush; Vincent Ward's Vigil; and Jane Campion's Sweety, An Angel at My Table, and The Piano.

Contents:

Introduction to Kristeva

Horror/basic concepts: the abject and its varieties

Horror/specifying the circumstances

Strangers/basic concepts: strangers without and within

Strangers/expansions: the stranger's story

Love/basic concepts

Love/basic concepts the text of society and history

Love/ Expansions: Old and new discourses

The text of society and history

Women and social change.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-215) and index.

ISBN:

1-80758-730-4

1-282-62709-0

9786612627095

1-84545-794-3

OCLC:

645101098