What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones.
About the AuthorBrian Wall is an assistant professor in the Cinema Department at Binhamton University, SUNY.
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Book InformationISBN 9781137306135
Author B. WallFormat Hardback
Page Count 173
Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave Macmillan