Film, theory and philosophy : the key thinkers /

Film, theory and philosophy : the key thinkers / edited by Felicity Colman. - London : Acumen Publishing, 2009. - xi, 404 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes filmography, bibliography and index.

Presents an overview of key thinkers who have shaped the field of film philosophy. This book shows how philosophy can be applied to film analysis and how film can be used to illustrate philosophical problems. It is suitable for those interested in the issues and insights presented by film philosophy. Includes essays on: Hugo Munsterberg, Vilem Flusser, Siegfried Kracauer, Theodor Adorno, Antonin Artaud, Henri Bergson, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Emmanuel Levinas, Andre Bazin, Roland Barthes, Serge Daney, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Cavell, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Sarah Kofman, Paul Virilio, Jean Baudrillard, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Fredric Jameson, Felix Guattari, Raymond Bellour, Christian Metz, Julia Kristeva, Laura Mulvey, Homi Bhabha, Slavoj Zizek, Stephen Heath, Alain Badiou, Jacques Ranciere, Leo Bersani, Giorgio Agamben, and Michel Chion.

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Motion pictures--Philosophy.
Motion pictures--History and criticism.

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