Soul of Film Theory

Zusatztext "This is an exceptional! brilliant! and very wide-reaching volume. It makes bold and beautiful claims about the soul in theory and in film. Through Sarah Cooper's reflective attention to cinema from its inception forwards! and her fine engagement with film philosophy! a different history emerges." - Emma Wilson! University of Cambridge! UK Informationen zum Autor Sarah Cooper is Head of Film Studies and Reader in Film Theory and Aesthetics at King's College London, UK. She is author of Relating to Queer Theory (Peter Lang, 2001), Selfless Cinema? Ethics and French Documentary (Legenda, 2006, 2008) and Chris Marker (MUP, 2008). Klappentext In this innovative book! Sarah Cooper revisits the history of film theory in order to bring to the fore the neglected concept of the soul and to trace its changing fortunes. The Soul of Film Theory charts the legacy of this multi-faceted! contested term! from the classical to the contemporary era. Zusammenfassung In this innovative book! Sarah Cooper revisits the history of film theory in order to bring to the fore the neglected concept of the soul and to trace its changing fortunes. The Soul of Film Theory charts the legacy of this multi-faceted! contested term! from the classical to the contemporary era. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Soul of Film Theory 1. Classical Souls 2. Signifying Souls 3. Body and Soul Concluding Remarks

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Introduction: The Soul of Film Theory 1. Classical Souls 2. Signifying Souls 3. Body and Soul Concluding Remarks

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"This is an exceptional, brilliant, and very wide-reaching volume. It makes bold and beautiful claims about the soul in theory and in film. Through Sarah Cooper's reflective attention to cinema from its inception forwards, and her fine engagement with film philosophy, a different history emerges." - Emma Wilson, University of Cambridge, UK

Product details

• Authors: S Cooper, S. Cooper
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349349432
• ISBN: 978-1-349-34943-2
• No. of pages: 219
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Genre, B, Cultural History, Cultural Studies, Aesthetics, Performing Arts, Society & culture: general, Film History, Media and Communication, Philosophy: aesthetics, Culture—Study and teaching, Cultural and Media Studies, general, Civilization—History, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Film and Television Studies, Film and TV History, Screen Studies, Motion pictures—History, Motion pictures and television, Film history, theory & criticism, Film genres, Film: styles & genres, body;film;film theory