Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies - Couverture souple

Nichols, Bill

 
9780393934915: Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0393934918 ISBN 13 : 9780393934915
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2010

Synopsis

Engaging Cinema emphasizes the interactions between society and cinema and introduces students to film studies as it is actually done by scholars and critics.

In what ways do films influence and interact with society? What social forces determine the kinds of movies that get made? How do movies reinforce—and sometimes overturn—social norms? As societies evolve, do the films that were once considered ‘great’ slip into obscurity? Which ones? Why? These questions, and many others like them, represent the mainstream of scholarly film studies today. In Engaging Cinema, Bill Nichols offers the first book for introductory film students that tackles these topics head-on.

Published in a handy 'trade paperback' format, Engaging Cinema is inexpensive and utterly unique in the field—a perfect complement to or replacement for standard film texts.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bill Nichols received the 2022 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies for his outstanding contributions to the field of film studies. He is a professor emeritus of cinema at San Francisco State University and has taught at several universities in the United States and abroad. Nichols has published a dozen books, written well over 150 articles, and lectured widely on six continents. His edited two-volume work Movies and Methods helped establish film studies as an academic discipline. Representing Reality launched the contemporary study of documentary film, and Introduction to Documentary is a landmark book that has been translated into numerous languages. Nichols has served as a consultant to different film organizations and also as a chair of film festival juries from Shanghai to São Paulo.

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393934918
ISBN 13 
9780393934915
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
576
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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