Film and Media

Mechademia 4: War/Time 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 Modern Nature Derek Jarman 2009 Fall
Iconoclastic and controversial filmmaker Derek Jarman’s candid journals
The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation 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 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 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
Photography, Cinema, Memory: The Crystal Image of Time Photography, Cinema, Memory The Crystal Image of Time Damian Sutton 2009 Spring
A philosophical investigation into the differing sensations of time in cinema and photography
Intangible Materialism: The Body, Scientific Knowledge, and the Power of Language Intangible Materialism The Body, Scientific Knowledge, and the Power of Language Ronald Schleifer 2009 Spring
Brings together the humanities and sciences to redefine materialism for a new age
Beyond the Subtitle: Remapping European Art Cinema Beyond the Subtitle Remapping European Art Cinema Mark Betz 2009 Spring
A provocative rethinking of national cinema, authorship, and the discipline of film studies
All about Almodóvar: A Passion for Cinema All about Almodóvar A Passion for Cinema Brad Epps and Despina Kakoudaki, Editors 2009 Spring
New critical perspectives on the filmmaker behind All About My Mother, Talk to Her, and Volver
Highway 61 Revisited: Bob Dylan’s Road from Minnesota to the World Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan’s Road from Minnesota to the World Colleen J. Sheehy and Thomas Swiss, Editors 2009 Spring
New essays consider Dylan’s latest work, his Minnesota roots, and his global reach
Tactical Media Tactical Media Rita Raley 2009 Spring
The first book to focus exclusively on the tactics and goals of new media art activists
Reticulations: Jean-Luc Nancy and the Networks of the Political Reticulations Jean-Luc Nancy and the Networks of the Political Philip Armstrong 2009 Spring
Revealing how networks reopen our understanding of political discourse today
Pieces of Sound: German Experimental Radio Pieces of Sound German Experimental Radio Daniel Gilfillan 2009 Spring
A cultural history of German radio broadcasting from the 1920s to today
Ghostlife of Third Cinema: Asian American Film and Video Ghostlife of Third Cinema Asian American Film and Video Glen M. Mimura 2009 Spring
An interpretive history of Asian American independent media since the 1960s
To Be, or Not . . . to Bop To Be, or Not . . . to Bop Dizzy Gillespie and Al Fraser 2009 Spring
Innovative memoir of jazz genius Dizzy Gillespie tells the story of black American music during one of its greatest periods