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Film and Cinema Spectatorship: Melodrama and Mimesis

ISBN: 978-0-7456-2929-2
Hardcover
256 pages
November 2004, Polity
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  • Provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to different debates and traditions of viewing cinema.

  • Jan Campbell offers a comprehensive account of the different theoretical perspectives on film and cinema spectatorship, situating these in their cultural and historical contexts.

  • Among the perspectives covered are those of feminism, modernism and cultural studies, with chapters dedicated to important topics such as early film, stars and film aesthetics.

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