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Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction
Keith M. Johnston
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Description for Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction
Paperback. A student overview of one of the most popular film genres. Series: Film Genres. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 bw illus. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Science Fiction Film develops a historical and cultural approach to the genre that moves beyond close readings of iconography and formal conventions. It explores how this increasingly influential genre has been constructed from disparate elements into a hybrid genre. Science Fiction Film goes beyond a textual exploration of these films to place them within a larger network of influences that includes studio politics and promotional discourses. The book also challenges the perceived limits of the genre - it includes a wide range of films, from canonical SF, such as Le voyage dans la lune, Star Wars and ... Read more
Science Fiction Film develops a historical and cultural approach to the genre that moves beyond close readings of iconography and formal conventions. It explores how this increasingly influential genre has been constructed from disparate elements into a hybrid genre. Science Fiction Film goes beyond a textual exploration of these films to place them within a larger network of influences that includes studio politics and promotional discourses. The book also challenges the perceived limits of the genre - it includes a wide range of films, from canonical SF, such as Le voyage dans la lune, Star Wars and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847884763
SKU
V9781847884763
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Ref
99-1
About Keith M. Johnston
Keith M. Johnston is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia and author of Coming Soon: Film Trailers and the Selling of Hollywood Technology.
Reviews for Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction
Johnston brings a fresh eye to science fiction criticism in this book, drawing attention to some of the exciting and influential films that resonate within the genre and discussing often forgotten elements such as trailers, posters and adverts.
Lincoln Geraghty, University of Portsmouth, UK
Johnston's book should take its place as the most sophisticated and original introduction to ... Read more
Lincoln Geraghty, University of Portsmouth, UK
Johnston's book should take its place as the most sophisticated and original introduction to ... Read more