Film and Media

Catalogue Raisonné as Memoir: A Composer’s Life Catalogue Raisonné as Memoir A Composer’s Life Dominick Argento 2004 Fall
An arresting and emotional tour of the life and work of the 2004 Grammy-winning composer
Appropriating Technology: Vernacular Science and Social Power Appropriating Technology Vernacular Science and Social Power Ron Eglash, Jennifer L. Croissant, Giovanna Di Chiro and Rayvon Fouché, Editors 2004 Spring
Explores how outsiders reinvent, rethink, and apply new technology in often subversive ways
Where the Ball Drops: Days and Nights in Times Square Where the Ball Drops Days and Nights in Times Square Daniel Makagon 2007 Fall
A compelling look at the people and action of America’s most famous street scene
Watching Race: Television and the Struggle for Blackness Watching Race Television and the Struggle for Blackness Herman Gray 2004 Fall
A classic examination of the cultural relationship between television and race—with a new introduction!
The Subject of Documentary The Subject of Documentary Michael Renov 2004 Spring
Provides a historical and theoretical context for understanding the role of subjectivity in documentary filmmaking
Déjà Vu: Aberrations of Cultural Memory Déjà Vu Aberrations of Cultural Memory Peter Krapp 2004 Spring
The pitfalls of cultural memory and forgetting, understood through the genealogy of the phenomenon called déjà vu
Where Does It Happen?: John Cassavetes and Cinema at the Breaking Point Where Does It Happen? John Cassavetes and Cinema at the Breaking Point George Kouvaros 2004 Spring
Establishes the critical place in film history of maverick filmmaker Cassavetes
Avatar Bodies: A Tantra for Posthumanism Avatar Bodies A Tantra for Posthumanism Ann Weinstone 2003 Fall
An ethically-based approach to human relations for the media age
Cult Television Cult Television Sara Gwenllian-Jones and Roberta E. Pearson, Editors 2004 Spring
Exploring the definition and appeal of cult TV from Emma Peel to Buffy
Fassbinder: The Life and work of a Provocative Genius Fassbinder The Life and work of a Provocative Genius Christian Braad Thomsen 2004 Spring
The revealing biography of this highly productive and radical film director
Cuban Cinema Cuban Cinema Michael Chanan 2003 Fall
The only book-length study of Cuba’s film history published in English, and an essential guide to this vital cinematic tradition
Biomedia Biomedia Eugene Thacker 2004 Spring
The merging of computer science and molecular biology, genetic codes and computer codes
Image Ethics in the Digital Age Image Ethics in the Digital Age Larry Gross, John Stuart Katz and Jay Ruby, Editors 2003 Fall
From Photoshop to CNN, confronting the moral, legal, and professional dilemmas posed by digital technologies
Connected, or What It Means to Live in the Network Society Connected, or What It Means to Live in the Network Society Steven Shaviro 2003 Fall
One of our most exciting thinkers explores the look and feel of our cultural moment
James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters James Whale A New World of Gods and Monsters James Curtis 2003 Fall
The definitive biography of this innovative and influential director