Film and Media

Walter Wanger, Hollywood Independent Walter Wanger, Hollywood Independent Matthew Bernstein 2000 Spring
A portrait of the trailblazing film producer whose career spanned five decades.
Something Completely Different: British Television and American Culture Something Completely Different British Television and American Culture Jeffrey S. Miller 1999 Fall
The first comprehensive study of the influence British programming had on American television.
Meta-Morphing: Visual Transformation and the Culture of Quick-Change Meta-Morphing Visual Transformation and the Culture of Quick-Change Vivian Sobchack, Editor 1999 Fall
Exposes the history of digital morphing and its cultural meaning.
Networking the World, 1794-2000 Networking the World, 1794-2000 Armand Mattelart 1900 Spring
A surprising history of global networks and their contemporary implications.
High Techne: Art and Technology from the Machine Aesthetic to the Posthuman High Techne Art and Technology from the Machine Aesthetic to the Posthuman R.L. Rutsky 1999 Fall
Explores our changing cultural perceptions of the relations between technology and art.
Swinging Single: Representing Sexuality in the 1960s Swinging Single Representing Sexuality in the 1960s Hilary Radner and Moya Luckett, Editors 1999 Fall
Explores the portrayal of sexuality within the popular culture, events, and films of the 1960s.
Collecting Visible Evidence Collecting Visible Evidence Jane M. Gaines and Michael Renov, Editors 1999 Spring
A redefinition of the nature of documentary film.
Opera: The Undoing of Women Opera The Undoing of Women Catherine Clement 1999 Fall
An incisive and impassioned examination of women’s treatment in opera.
Active Radio: Pacifica’s Brash Experiment Active Radio Pacifica’s Brash Experiment Jeff Land 1999 Spring
The essential book on the origins of the influential Pacifica radio network, in time for its fiftieth anniversary.
Feminism and Documentary Feminism and Documentary Diane Waldman and Janet Walker, Editors 1999 Spring
The first book of essays to explore the intersection of these two vital disciplines.
Deterritorializing the New German Cinema Deterritorializing the New German Cinema John E. Davidson 1998 Fall
The first book to consider New German Cinema in the context of postcolonialism.
Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions Michelle Citron 1998 Fall
A powerful and personal exploration of the line between truth and fiction, by a celebrated filmmaker.
In the Company of Women: Contemporary Female Friendship Films In the Company of Women Contemporary Female Friendship Films Karen Hollinger 1998 Fall
The first book-length treatment of this popular genre.
Trespassing through Shadows: Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust Trespassing through Shadows Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust Andrea Liss 1998 Spring
The first book to interpret the role of photography in current representations of the Holocaust.
Morality USA Morality USA Ellen G. Friedman and Corinne Squire 1998 Spring
Explores the moral debates that shape U.S. culture.