Marxist Film Theory and Fight Club (Hardcover)

Anna Kornbluh provides an overview of Marxist approaches to film, with particular attention to three central concepts in Marxist theory in general that have special bearing on film: "the mode of production," "ideology," and "mediation." In explaining how these concepts operate and how they have been used and misused in film studies, the volume employs a case study to exemplify the practice of Marxist film theory. Fight Club is an exceptionally useful text with which to explore these three concepts because it so vividly and pedagogically engages with economic relations, ideological distortion, and opportunities for transformation. At the same time, it is a very typical film in terms of the conditions of its production, its marketing, and its popularity. Adapted from a novel by Chuck Palahniuk, the film is a contemporary classic that has lent itself to significant re-interpretation with every shift in the political economic landscape since its debut. Marxist Film Theory and Fight Club models a detailed cinematic interpretation that students can practice with other films, and furnishes a set of ideas about cinema and society that can be carried into other kinds of study, giving students tools for analyzing culture broadly defined.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Film Theory in Practice
Release date:	May 2019
Authors:	Anna Kornbluh
Dimensions:	197 x 127mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-5013-4729-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > From 1900 > Film & television screenplays Promotions
LSN:	1-5013-4729-2
Barcode:	9781501347290

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