The Pulse in Cinema: The Aesthetics of Horror - Couverture souple

Mee, Sharon Jane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 147447585X ISBN 13 : 9781474475853

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2022

Synopsis

When we think of the pulse in cinema, we may think of the heartbeat of the spectator as they respond to affective or moving scenes in the film, or how fast-paced and shocking images exacerbate this affective response. Conceptually extending cinema spectatorship, The Pulse in Cinema contends that cinema is an energetic arrangement of affective and intense forces, where the image and the spectator are specific components. Analysing body horror films such as The Tingler (1959), Dawn of the Dead (1978) and The Beyond (1981), this book builds on Lyotard's concept of the dispositif, Deleuze's work on sensation and Bataille's economic theory to conceptualise a pulse in cinema, arguing for its importance in cinema spectatorship theory.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Sharon Jane Mee is Publications Officer at Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 147447585X
• ISBN 13: 9781474475853
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible