Approaches to Popular Film
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Approaches to Popular Film
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Joanne Hollows
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Edited by Mark Jancovich
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:216 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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Category/Genre | Film theory and criticism |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780719043932
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Classifications | Dewey:791.43015 |
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Audience | A / AS level | Undergraduate | Professional & Vocational | Open University set text | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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Publication Date |
30 March 1995 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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
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