Film and Media

Chasing the Light: The Cloud Cult Story Chasing the Light The Cloud Cult Story Mark Allister 2014 Fall
The inspired and inspiring story of one of indie rock’s most loved and spiritual bands
Celebrity and Power: Fame in Contemporary Culture Celebrity and Power Fame in Contemporary Culture P. David Marshall 2014 Fall
A foundational media studies text—now with a new introduction
Gestures Gestures Vilém Flusser 2014 Spring
An analysis of gestures great and small, from a renowned media theorist—available in English for the first time
Reading Writing Interfaces: From the Digital to the Bookbound Reading Writing Interfaces From the Digital to the Bookbound 2014 Spring
Uncovers a lineage of writers and thinkers who have rebelled against the means of production
Coproducing Asia: Locating Japanese–Chinese Regional Film and Media Coproducing Asia Locating Japanese–Chinese Regional Film and Media Stephanie DeBoer 2014 Spring
Reframes our understanding of regional coproduction and East Asian film and media
Split Screen Korea: Shin Sang-ok and Postwar Cinema Split Screen Korea Shin Sang-ok and Postwar Cinema Steven Chung 2014 Spring
How the career of Korea’s most important postwar film director reveals surprising continuities between South and North Korea
Self-Projection: The Director’s Image in Art Cinema Self-Projection The Director’s Image in Art Cinema Linda Haverty Rugg 2014 Spring
An innovative argument for narrative art films as autobiographical acts
The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson Robert Hofler 2014 Spring
The revealing—and often shocking—biography of legendary Hollywood agent Henry Willson
Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History Mechanization Takes Command A Contribution to Anonymous History Sigfried Giedion 2013 Fall
One of the twentieth century’s best-known architectural theorists examines the impact of mechanization on daily life
Mechademia 8: Tezuka’s Manga Life Mechademia 8 Tezuka’s Manga Life Frenchy Lunning, Editor 2013 Fall
Provides new perspectives on the renowned anime and manga creator, Tezuka Osamu, and examines his legacy
The Fourth Eye: Māori Media in Aotearoa New Zealand The Fourth Eye Māori Media in Aotearoa New Zealand Brendan Hokowhitu and Vijay Devadas, Editors 2013 Fall
A comprehensive look at the complex relationship between Māori culture and the media
Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast Fritz Lang The Nature of the Beast Patrick McGilligan 2013 Fall
The definitive life of the dark genius who gave us M and Metropolis—a New York Times Notable Book
Off the Network: Disrupting the Digital World Off the Network Disrupting the Digital World Ulises Ali Mejias 2013 Spring
Critiques how the Internet, social media, and the digital network change users’ understanding of the world
The Heretical Archive: Digital Memory at the End of Film The Heretical Archive Digital Memory at the End of Film Domietta Torlasco 2013 Spring
Explores how contemporary digital artworks are changing our memories of film and our understanding of the cinematic and psychoanalytic archives
George Cukor: A Double Life George Cukor A Double Life Patrick McGilligan 2013 Spring
The definitive biography of master director George Cukor—a New York Times Notable Book