Film and Media

Dancing Ledge Dancing Ledge Derek Jarman 2010 Fall
Derek Jarman’s stunning account of his life and art
Kicking the Pricks Kicking the Pricks Derek Jarman 2010 Fall
The shockingly honest journals of the acclaimed filmmaker and gay rights activist
Hypertext and the Female Imaginary Hypertext and the Female Imaginary Jaishree K. Odin 2010 Fall
Explores the use of hypertext in postmodern electronic and film media by women
The England’s Dreaming Tapes The England’s Dreaming Tapes Jon Savage 2010 Fall
The essential companion to England’s Dreaming, the seminal history of punk
Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento Maitland McDonagh 2010 Spring
The definitive guide to the cinema of Dario Argento
Chroma: A Book of Color 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 Calling All Cars Radio Dragnets and the Technology of Policing Kathleen Battles 2010 Spring
How the cops became more popular than the crooks
Famous Faces Yet Not Themselves: The Misfits and Icons of Postwar America 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
From Utopia to Apocalypse: Science Fiction and the Politics of Catastrophe 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 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 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 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 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 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 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