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9780719043932

Approaches to Popular Film

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  • ISBN13:

    9780719043932

  • ISBN10:

    071904393X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-04-01
  • Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr

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An invaluable introduction to popular film and the way in which it is studied this book brings together the critical approaches and issues that have sought to define popular film from the 1950s to the present day. It includes discussion of mass culture theory and political economy; auteur theory; genre theory; star studies; historical poetics; screen theory; feminism and cultural studies. Written by specialists, "Approaches to popular film" is an ideal textbook for students coming to film theory for the first time.

Table of Contents

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Notes on contributors
Introduction: Popular film and cultural distinctionsp. 1
Mass culture theory and political economyp. 15
Auteurism and film authorshipp. 37
Genre theory and criticismp. 59
Star studiesp. 79
Historical poeticsp. 99
Screen theoryp. 123
From psychoanalytic feminism to popular feminismp. 151
Cultural studies and popular filmp. 173
Guide to further readingp. 192
Indexp. 197
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