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Organs without Bodies
On Deleuze and Consequences
- By Slavoj Zizek.
Published April 2012
With a new introduction by the author
In this deliciously polemical work, a giant of cultural theory immerses himself in the ideas of a giant of French thought. In his inimical style, Zizek links Deleuze's work with both Oedipus and Hegel, figures from whom the French philosopher distanced himself…
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Midlife Transformation in Literature and Film
Jungian and Eriksonian Perspectives
- By Steven F. Walker.
Published November 2011
In this book, Steven F. Walker considers the midlife transition from a Jungian and Eriksonian perspective, by providing vivid and powerful literary and cinematic examples that illustrate the psychological theories in a clear and entertaining way.
For C.G. Jung, midlife is a time for personal…
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Fight Club
- Edited by Thomas Wartenberg.
Published September 2011
Released in 1999, Fight Club is David Fincher’s popular adaption of Chuck Palahniuk’s cult novel, and one of the most philosophically rich films of recent years. This is the first book to explore the varied philosophical aspects of the film. Beginning with an introduction by the editor that places…
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Fantasy
- By Jacqueline Furby, and Claire Hines.
Published September 2011
Fantasy addresses a previously neglected area within film studies. The book looks at the key aesthetics, themes, debates and issues at work within this popular genre and examines films and franchises that illustrate these concerns. Contemporary case studies include:
Alice in Wonderland (2010)…
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Music, Movies, Meanings, and Markets
Cinemajazzamatazz
- By Morris Holbrook.
Published June 2011
Music, Movies, Meanings, and Markets focuses on macromarketing-related aspects of film music in general and on the cinemusical role of ambi-diegetic jazz in particular. The book examines other work on music in motion pictures which has dealt primarily with the traditional distinction between…
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Shame and Sexuality
Psychoanalysis and Visual Culture
- Edited by Claire Pajaczkowska, and Ivan Ward.
Published February 2008
Why do human beings feel shame? What is the cultural dimension of shame and sexuality? Can theory understand the power of affect? How is psychoanalysis integral to cultural theory?
The experience of shame is a profound, painful and universal emotion with lasting effects on many aspects of public…
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Enjoy Your Symptom!
Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out
- By Slavoj Zizek.
Published October 2007
The title is just the first of many startling asides, observations and insights that fill this guide to Hollywood on the Lacanian psychoanalyst’s couch.
Zizek introduces the ideas of Jacques Lacan through the medium of American film, taking his examples from over 100 years of cinema, from Charlie…
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Projected Shadows
Psychoanalytic Reflections on the Representation of Loss in European Cinema
- Edited by Andrea Sabbadini.
- Foreword by Glen O. Gabbard.
Published March 2007
Projected Shadows presents a new collection of essays exploring films from a psychoanalytic perspective, focusing specifically on the representation of loss in European cinema. This theme is discussed in its many aspects, including: loss of hope and innocence, of youth, of consciousness, of freedom…
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The Women Who Knew Too Much
Hitchcock and Feminist Theory
- By Tania Modlesk, and Tania Modleski.
Published September 2005
First published in 1988, The Women Who Knew Too Much remains a classic work in film theory and criticism. The book consists of a theoretical introduction and analyses of seven important films by Alfred Hitchcock, each of which provides a basis for an analysis of the female spectator as well as of…
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