{"product_id":"9780631206453","title":"A Companion to Film Theory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions in Cultural Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Film Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eToby Miller | Robert Stam\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies provides a comprehensive overview of the field. Its international and interdisciplinary approach will have a broad appeal to those interested in this multifaceted subject.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a major collection of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents material under a variety of headings, including class, race, gender, queer theory, nation, stars, ethnography, authorship, and spectatorship.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an international approach to the subject, including coverage of topics such as genre, image, sound, editing, culture industries, early cinema, classical Hollywood, and TV relations and technology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes concise chapter-by-chapter accounts of the background and current approaches to each topic, followed by a prognostication on the future.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders cinema studies in relation to other forms of knowledge, such as critical studies, anthropology, and literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eToby Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Cinema Studies Department at New York University. He is the author or editor of a wide range of work in cultural studies, including \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (Ed. Blackwell Publishing, 2001), \u003ci\u003eTechnologies of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and (with Alec McHoul) \u003ci\u003ePopular Culture and Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He is also co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eSocial Text\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Robert Stam) co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFilm and Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2000). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert Stam\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Cinema Studies Department at New York University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eFilm Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 1999); \u003ci\u003eTropical Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Race in Brazilian Cinema and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); \u003ci\u003eUnthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e, with Ella Shohat (1994), which won the Katherine Singer Kovocs “Best Film Book Award”; and \u003ci\u003eSubversive Pleasures: Bakhtin, Cultural Criticism, and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). He is also co-editor (with Toby Miller) of \u003ci\u003eFilm and Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 May 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631206453\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e436\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378597359756,"sku":"9780631206453","price":62.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631206453_d99372e7-bc20-4fab-9b50-4da4a0b9b8af.jpg?v=1780108728","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631206453","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}