Film and Cinema Spectatorship: Melodrama and MimesisISBN: 978-0-7456-2929-2
Hardcover
256 pages
November 2004, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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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.