Modernity of Film and Culture - (English Photocopy Edition)

Author: (English) Gill Branston
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book explores the complex history and issues in film studies, discussing these topics vividly within the relevant social and political contexts. It focuses on carefully selected subjects, such as the history of Hollywood, how we understand creativity, stardom, global blockbusters, and the resulting joy and disappointment. The film studies model outlined by the author emphasizes both paying attention to the "textuality" of film in a formal sense and more comfortably defending the position of film studies in the broad "representation" issues. Through the arguments and historical facts presented in the book, the author demonstrates that we can neither overlook the genuine pleasure people experience when "consuming" films nor use critical political theory to critique the persistent social and cultural inequalities brought about by modernity. This book can serve as both an accessible university textbook and an important reference for researchers in related fields.