Film theory & criticism books

Examining what it terms ""Korea's IMF Cinema,"" the decade of film-making that following that country's worst-ever...  Read More >>

Examining what it terms ""Korea's IMF Cinema,"" the decade of film-making that following that country's worst-ever...  Read More >>

From a veteran culture writer, a celebration and analysis of the...  Read More >>

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Traces how Classical Hollywood films constructed America's image of Chinese Americans from their criminalization...  Read More >>

In this rich study of noise in American film-going culture, Meredith C. Ward shows how aurality can reveal important...  Read More >>

Today many Germans remain nostalgic about ""classic"" film comedies created during the 1930s, viewing them as a...  Read More >>

The book includes discussion of a wide variety of texts, including opera, classic film, genre fiction, documentary,...  Read More >>

In this rich study of noise in American film-going culture, Meredith C. Ward shows how aurality can reveal important...  Read More >>

Today many Germans remain nostalgic about ""classic"" film comedies created during the 1930s, viewing them as a...  Read More >>

Discover the incredible story behind the creation and legacy of one of Star Wars' most beloved characters with Star...  Read More >>

Investigates how musicals, war films, sex comedies, and Westerns dealt with contentious issues during a time of...  Read More >>

Examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles...  Read More >>

African Cinema and Human Rights is an interdisciplinary look at the role of moving images in human rights struggles...  Read More >>

Broadening the field of star studies to include animation, this pioneering book makes the case that iconic cartoon...  Read More >>

Eliza Steinbock traces how cinema offers alternative ways to understand gender transitions through a specific aesthetics...  Read More >>

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Fritz Lang's M (1931), is one of the earliest serial killer films and laid the foundation for future horror movies...  Read More >>

Mad Max (1979) is a singular piece of action cinema, one which had a major cultural impact. This monograph examines...  Read More >>

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This book is the first long-form critical study of David Lynch's DUNE (1984). It considers the relationship with...  Read More >>

This collection examines literature and film studies from the late colonial and early postcolonial periods in Taiwan...  Read More >>

Gives readers the big picture of how trans people have been depicted on screen. The book examines a plethora of...  Read More >>

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