Film and philosophy have much in common, and books have been
written on film and philosophy. But can films be, or do,
philosophy? Can they “think”? Film as Philosophy is the first
book to explore this fascinating question historically,
thematically, and methodically. Bringing together leading scholars
from universities across the globe, Film as Philosophy presents
major new research that leads film studies and philosophy into a
productive dialogue. It provides a uniquely sweeping, historical
overview of the confluence of film and philosophy for more than a
century, considering films from Jean Renoir, Lars von Trier,
Jørgen Leth, David Lynch, Michael Haneke, and others; the written
works of filmmakers who also theorized on the medium, including
Sergei Eisenstein and Jean Epstein; and others who have written on
cinema, including Hugo Münsterberg, Béla Balázs, André Bazin,
Henri Bergson, Gilles Deleuze, Stanley Cavell, Alain Badiou,
Jacques Rancière, and many more. Representing a major step
toward establishing a media philosophy that puts the status, role,
and function of film into a new perspective, Film as Philosophy
removes representational techniques from the center of inquiry,
replacing these with the medium’s ability to “think.” Hence
it accords film with “agency,” and the dialogue between it and
philosophy (and even neuroscience) is negotiated anew.
Contributors: Nicole Brenez, U of Paris 3–Sorbonne; Elisabeth
Bronfen, U of Zurich; Noël Carroll, CUNY; Tom Conley, Harvard U;
Angela Dalle Vacche, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gregory
Flaxman, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Alex Ling, Western
Sydney U; Adrian Martin, Monash U; John Ó Maoilearca, Kingston U,
London; Robert Sinnerbrink, Macquarie U, Sydney; Murray Smith, U of
Kent, Canterbury; Julia Vassilieva, Monash U, Melbourne; Christophe
Wall-Romana, U of Minnesota; and Thomas E. Wartenberg, Mount
Holyoke College.
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