Understanding Film Theory

Film theory is a notoriously difficult area to teach, partly because of its complexity but also because students are ill-equipped for the reading required by it. This book is an easy but comprehensive introduction to film theory. Using clever resources, it is the ideal entry point, enthusing and equipping students for study.

CHRISTINE ETHERINGTON-WRIGHT is Lecturer in Film Studies and English Literature at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She has been teaching and researching in the field for seven years.

RUTH DOUGHTY is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She has published widely on film, with specific research interests in Black American Cinema, Film Music, Contemporary European Cinema and Transnational Cinema.

Introduction
PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Auteur
Realism
Formalism
Genre Theory
Structuralism and Post- Structuralism
Marxism and Ideology
Psychoanalytic Theory
Postmodernism
Audience Research and Reception
PART II: CRITICAL ISSUES
Feminism
Masculinity
Queer Theory
Stars
Race and Ethnicity
Postcolonialism
Conclusion

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Understanding Film Theory

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