Theodor Adorno and Film Theory - The Fingerprint of Spirit

What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones.

List of contents

Introduction: The Fingerprint of Spirit 1. The Subject/Object of Cinema: The Maltese Falcon (1941) 2. "A Deeper Breath": From Body to Spirit in Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 3. Negative Dioretix: Repo Man (1984) 4. "Jackie Treehorn Treats Objects Like Women!": Two Types of Fetishism in The Big Lebowski (1988)

About the author

Brian Wall is an assistant professor in the Cinema Department at Binhamton University, SUNY.

Summary

What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones.

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Product details

• Authors: B Wall, B. Wall
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2013
• EAN: 9781349455065
• ISBN: 978-1-349-45506-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Genre, B, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Communication, Film History, Critical Theory, social and political philosophy, Media and Communication, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions, 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, Genre Studies, cinema;film;film theory