The Mind Screen - Identification Desire and Its Cinematic Arena (Hardcover, New edition)

For well over a century cinema has exerted enormous influence, yet many questions regarding its fascination remain unanswered. Films work so well because the viewers tend to unconsciously identify with the actors/actresses. The desire to become another, substituting identity by identification, can be traced to the illusion that the filmic heroes/heroines are immortal - identifying with them raises the possibility of gaining "deathlessness." Viewers can, without real life risks, experiment with the existential drafts presented; the power of imagination is mobilized. Based on a multidisciplinary approach (semiotics, psychoanalysis, cultural anthropology, plus a healthy dose of film history), this book presents prolegomena of a philosophy of cinema.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	December 2015
First published:	2016
Authors:	Georg Schmid
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	329
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-66848-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Behavioural theory (Behaviourism) Promotions
LSN:	3-631-66848-1
Barcode:	9783631668481

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