Film and Media

Famous Faces Yet Not Themselves The Misfits and Icons of Postwar America George Kouvaros 2010 Spring

A revealing examination of the impact of photography on the image of postwar Hollywood acting

Chroma A Book of Color Derek Jarman 2010 Spring

A meditation on the color spectrum by Britain’s most controversial filmmaker

Calling All Cars Radio Dragnets and the Technology of Policing Kathleen Battles 2010 Spring

How the cops became more popular than the crooks

From Utopia to Apocalypse Science Fiction and the Politics of Catastrophe Peter Y. Paik 2010 Spring

The pitfalls and limitations of utopian politics as revealed by science fiction

At Your Own Risk A Saint’s Testament Derek Jarman 2010 Spring

Derek Jarman’s defiant and provocative memoir of his life and times

Film Nation Hollywood Looks at U.S. History, Revised Edition Robert Burgoyne 2010 Spring

Explores contemporary American films that challenge official history.

Afterimages of Gilles Deleuze’s Film Philosophy D. N. Rodowick, Editor 2009 Fall

A critical debate on the importance—and usefulness—of Deleuze’s film theory

Dreams of Difference, Songs of the Same The Musical Moment in Film Amy Herzog 2009 Fall

Discovers the disruptive power of the musical moment in film

Electronic Elsewheres Media, Technology, and the Experience of Social Space Chris Berry, Soyoung Kim and Lynn Spigel, Editors 2009 Fall

Considers how different world populations experience a sense of place through media

Games of Empire Global Capitalism and Video Games Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter 2009 Fall

Analyzes video games and their links with capitalism, militarism, and social control

Mechademia 4 War/Time Frenchy Lunning, Editor 2009 Fall

The provocative manga and anime that reflect Japan’s attempts to come to terms with militarism, violence, and defeat

Modern Nature Derek Jarman 2009 Fall

Iconoclastic and controversial filmmaker Derek Jarman’s candid journals

The Anime Machine A Media Theory of Animation Thomas Lamarre 2009 Fall

Presents a foundational theory of animation and what it reveals about our relationship to technology

Derek Jarman’s Angelic Conversations Jim Ellis 2009 Fall

A comprehensive look at the work of Britain’s most controversial director

Mister Satan’s Apprentice A Blues Memoir Adam Gussow 2009 Fall

The story of an unlikely musical partnership, the blues, and race in America, with a new preface by the author

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