Film and Media
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Sure Seaters The Emergence of Art House Cinema Barbara Wilinsky 2000 Fall
- An engaging look at the development of the movie theaters that introduced American audiences to the masterpieces of world cinema.
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The Invention of Modern Science Isabelle Stengers 2000 Fall
- A proposal for better understanding the nature of scientific endeavor from a major European thinker.
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Framed Lesbians, Feminists, and Media Culture Judith Mayne 2000 Fall
- A prominent critic assesses the impact feminism has had on popular culture.
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Comedy Is a Man in Trouble Slapstick in American Movies Alan Dale 2002 Spring
- An enthusiast’s look at the art of physical comedy—now in paperback!
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Louise Brooks A Biography Barry Paris 2000 Fall
- The long-awaited republication of this captivating account of the star’s life.
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Lulu in Hollywood Expanded Edition Louise Brooks 2000 Fall
- The collected writings of this icon of the silent era, in a new, more complete edition.
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The Invention of Dolores Del Río Joanne Hershfield 2000 Spring
- A lively study of ethnicity, femininity, and stardom in Hollywood.
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Cutting Edge Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-garde Joan Hawkins 2000 Spring
- Explores what horror movies tell us about issues of taste.
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Visible Nations Latin American Cinema and Video Chon A. Noriega, Editor 2000 Spring
- Rewrites Latin American film from the perspective of nationhood.
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States of Emergency Documentaries, Wars, Democracies Patricia R. Zimmermann 2000 Spring
- A passionate argument for the importance of radical documentary and experimental filmmaking in the face of rapid technological and political change.
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Emile de Antonio A Reader Douglas Kellner and Dan Streible, Editors 2000 Spring
- An absorbing collection of writings by and about an American original.
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The Daily Planet A Critic on the Capitalist Culture Beat Patricia Aufderheide 2000 Spring
- The first collection of essays by this major commentator on media and society.
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Shot in America Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema Chon A. Noriega 2000 Spring
- Redefines media history through Chicano film and television.
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Hollywood Goes Shopping David Desser and Garth S. Jowett, Editors 2000 Spring
- A groundbreaking exploration of the profound relationship between American cinema and consumer culture.
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The Brain Is the Screen Deleuze and the Philosophy of Cinema Gregory Flaxman, Editor 2000 Spring
- The first broad-ranging collection on Deleuze’s essential works on cinema.