Film and Media

Robert Altman’s Subliminal Reality Robert Altman’s Subliminal Reality Robert T. Self 2002 Spring
The most complete and compelling analysis available of Altman’s films
Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex Harmful to Minors The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex Judith Levine 2002 Spring
A radical, refreshing, and long overdue reassessment of how we think and act about children’s and teens’s sexuality
Screen Style: Fashion and Femininity in 1930s Hollywood Screen Style Fashion and Femininity in 1930s Hollywood 2002 Spring
A social history of 1930s film and women’s fashion—now in paperback!
Buster Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn’t Lie Down Buster Keaton The Man Who Wouldn’t Lie Down Tom Dardis 2002 Spring
The definitive biography of the silent film great—now back in print!
The Unmaking of Fascist Aesthetics The Unmaking of Fascist Aesthetics Kriss Ravetto 2001 Fall
A startling revision of aesthetics in the wake of the Holocaust.
The Cineaste Interviews 2: Filmmakers on the Art and Politics of the Cinema The Cineaste Interviews 2 Filmmakers on the Art and Politics of the Cinema Gary Crowdus and Dan Georgakas, Editors None None
An American Family: A Televised Life An American Family A Televised Life Jeffrey Ruoff 2001 Fall
The first in-depth look at this pioneering "reality TV" documentary.
Wiping the War Paint off the Lens: Native American Film and Video Wiping the War Paint off the Lens Native American Film and Video Beverly R. Singer 2001 Fall
The first comprehensive exploration of Native American filmmaking and video production.
Change Mummified: Cinema, Historicity, Theory Change Mummified Cinema, Historicity, Theory Philip Rosen 2001 Spring
An innovative study of the intersections between history and film.
Classic Hollywood Classic Whiteness Classic Hollywood Classic Whiteness Daniel Bernardi, Editor 2001 Fall
A provocative study of Hollywood’s obsession with race and its impact on the classic films of the studio era.
Directed by Allen Smithee Directed by Allen Smithee Jeremy Braddock and Stephen Hock, Editors 2001 Spring
A new estimation of Hollywood’s least appreciated director.
What’s the Matter with the Internet? What’s the Matter with the Internet? Mark Poster 2001 Spring
A provocative investigation into the social and cultural implications of the Internet by a leading cultural critic.
At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World At Full Speed Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World Esther C. M. Yau, Editor 2001 Spring
An original and incisive account of one of the world’s most exciting cinemas.
Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film and Video Women of Vision Histories in Feminist Film and Video Alexandra Juhasz, Editor 2001 Spring
Legends and rising stars of feminist film and video tell their stories.
Magnetic North Magnetic North Jenny Lion, Editor 2000 Fall
A compelling exploration of experimental video in Canada, one of the most exciting arenas for independent film and video.