Authorship and Film

by David A. Gerstner (Editor), Janet Staiger (Editor)

Overview

Authorship in film has been a persistent theme in the field of cinema studies. This volume of new work revitalizes the question of authorship by connecting it to larger issues of identity--in film, in the marketplace, in society, in culture. Essays range from the auteur theory and Casablanca to Oscar Micheaux, from the American avant-garde to community video, all illuminating how "authorship" is a complex idea with far-reaching implications. This ambitious and wide-ranging book will be essential reading for anyone concerned with film studies and the concept of the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135225483
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2013
Series:	AFI Film Readers
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

david a. gerstner, janet staiger

Table of Contents

Introduction, Part 1 authorship studies in review; Chapter 1 the practices of authorship, Chapter 2 authorship approaches, Part 2 authorship and identity in hollywood; Chapter 3 the auteur theory, Chapter 4 I hear music and …, Chapter 5 stepping out from behind the grand silhouette, Part 3 authorship and identity near and far from hollywood; Chapter 6 intentions and mass culture, Chapter 7 cundieff’s revisionof masculinityin film, or, a “hard” man is not necessarily good to find, Chapter 8 john waters goes to hollywood, Chapter 9 len lye, roger horrocks; Chapter 10 a lost man, Chapter 11 grassroots authors, Part 4 the author-function; Chapter 12 reframing arobert stigwood, Chapter 14 making films asian american.

Editorial Reviews

"For scholars who wish to learn the current state of author studies, and to be stimulated by the prospects of the further work to be done, Iuthorship and Film is an excellent resource." — Bill R. Scalia—Hillsdale College, Journal of Film and Video

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