Film as Social Practice IV (Studies in Culture and Communication)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415375142 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This fourth edition of our bestselling classic text has been comprehensively updated and revised to include contemporary film analysis and recent films.With a focus on contemporary popular cinema and examples from Classical Hollywood, Graeme Turner examines the social and cultural aspects of film from audiences and ideologies to exhibition and technology.This fourth edition now includes:new sections dealing with debates about spectacle and special effects an extended treatment of sound and its contribution to cinemafilm theory’s discussion of the representation of race and ethnicitya thorough update of individual film referencesa revised applications chapter that includes new contemporary examplesnew illustrations from contemporary popular cinema.Students of film studies, film practice and film theory will find this a welcome addition to their degree course studies.
He has published many books on media and cultural studies including British Cultural Studies: An Introduction, Understanding Celebrity and The Film Cultures Reader.. Graeme Turner is Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Four Stars Katie sigh, yup. One Star the quality is really bad, someone peeled some pages off
About the AuthorGraeme Turner is Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He has published many books on media and cultural studies including British Cultural Studies: An Introduction, Understanding Celebrity and The Film Cultures Reader.