An introduction to popular film and the way in which it is studied, this book brings together the critical approaches and issues that have sought to define popular film from the 1950s to the present day. It inlcudes discussion of mass culture theory and political economy; autuer theory; genre theory; star studies; historical poetics; screen theory; feminism; and cultural studies.
Author Biography
Joanne Hollows is Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Nottingham Trent University Mark Jancovich is Reader and Director of the Institute of Film Studies at the University of Nottingham
