Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory

This new Dictionary is the first in-depth reference to cover the approaches deployed in the study of the moving image as well as defining key theoretical terms. Featuring over 400 entries ranging from 500 to 3,000 words, this resource gives a context to the debates surrounding the terms rather than simplistic "definitions." The dictionary is destined to be a key reference for students of communication, media, film and cultural studies, art, design and literature. Consultant Editors: David Black, William Urricchio, Gill Branston Entries include: 180 degree rule * African American cinema * agit-prop * audience measurement * Baudrillard, Jean * Bhaba, Homi K. * bias * children and media * consumption * continuity editing * decoding/encoding * deconstruction * Deleuze and Guattari * diaspora * displacement *essentialism * expressionism * fetishism * film noir * formalism * Gaze, the * globalization * hermeneutics * high concept * horror * imaginary * infotainment * internet *Jakobson, Roman * jouissance * kino pravda * live television/live news * Lyotard, Jean-Francois * matching (shots) *McLuhan, Marshall * metanarrative * mise-en-scene * moral panics * narrative * news values * oppositional * pleasure * prime time * Public sphere * quiz shows * real time * reification * Sarris, Andrew * sci-fi films * sender/receiver * tabloid television * utopia/dystopia *verisimilitude * vertical integration * video, home * violence * virtual reality * watershed * western * and more... Includes suggestions for further reading, cross-references and an extensive index.