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Doing Film Studies
Sarah Casey Benyahia
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Description for Doing Film Studies
Paperback. This title examines what it really means to study film, encouraging the reader to question the dominant theories as well as understanding the key approaches to cinema. The book provides an overview of the construction of film studies and examines the application of theories to film texts. Series: Doing.. Series. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Doing Film Studies examines what it really means to study film, encouraging the reader to question the dominant theories as well as understanding the key approaches to cinema. This book provides an overview of the construction of film studies - including its history and evolution - and examines the application of theories to film texts. Important questions discussed include:
- Why does film studies need a canon?
- What is the relationship between authorship and genre theory?
- What is screen theory?
- How do we read a film text?
- Why is the concept of the spectator important to film?
- How is film involved in national identity?
- What is meant by ... Read more
Aimed at students in their final year of secondary education or beginning their degrees, Doing Film Studies equips the reader with the tools needed in approaching the study of film.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
Doing... Series
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415602709
SKU
V9780415602709
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About Sarah Casey Benyahia
Sarah Casey Benyahia is a teacher of Film and Media Studies. She is the author of Crime (2011), Teaching Contemporary British Cinema (2005) and co-author of several film and media studies text books. Claire Mortimer is a teacher of Media and Film Studies. She is the author of Romantic Comedy (2010) and co-author of AS ... Read more
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