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Index
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Theory Before Theory, 1915–1960
I. Early American Theorists and the Quest for Legitimacy
II. France, Film Culture, and Photogénie
III. Soviet Russia and Montage Theory
IV. Germany and the Frankfurt School
V. Post-War France: From Neorealism to the New Wave
Summary
References and Suggested Readings
2 French Theory, 1949–1968
I. The Linguistic Turn
II. Lacan and the Return to Freud
III. Althusser and the Return to Marx
IV. Cinema and Semiotics
V. May 1968 and Afterward
Summary
References and Suggested Readings
3 Screen Theory, 1969–1996
I. Screen and Theory
II. Feminist Film Theory
III. Postcolonial Theory
IV. Queer Theory
V. Postmodernism: Fervor and Despair
Summary
References and Suggested Readings
4 Post Theory, 1996 – Present
I. Debate, Polarization, and New Directions
II. From Historical Poetics to Media Archaeology
III. Cognitive Film Theory
IV. Film and Philosophy
V. To Sleep or Dream: Film Theory’s Future
Summary
References and Suggested Readings
5 Theory After Film Theory
I. Digital Technologies, New Media, and Post-Cinema
II. Cinema and the Anthropocene
III. Critical Race Theory
Summary
References and Suggested Readings
General Sources for Film Theory
Appendix I: Glossary of Key Terms
Appendix II: Glossary of Key Theorists
Index
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