A Companion to Film Theory (Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies)

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This volume of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies provides a comprehensive overview of the field. Its international and interdisciplinary approach will have a broad appeal to those interested in this multifaceted subject. Provides a major collection of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies. Represents material under a variety of headings including class race gender queer theory nation stars ethnography authorship and spectatorship. Offers an international approach to the subject including coverage of topics such as genre image sound editing culture industries early cinema classical Hollywood and TV relations and technology. Includes concise chapter-by-chapter accounts of the background and current approaches to each topic followed by a prognostication on the future. Considers cinema studies in relation to other forms of knowledge such as critical studies anthropology and literature.