Film noir remains one of the most enduring legacies of 1940s and ’50s Hollywood. Populated by double-crossing, unsavory characters, this pioneering film style explored a shadow side of American life during a period of tremendous prosperity and optimism. Edward Dimendberg compellingly demonstrates how film noir is preoccupied with modernity—particularly the urban landscape. The ...(展开全部)

Film noir remains one of the most enduring legacies of 1940s and ’50s Hollywood. Populated by double-crossing, unsavory characters, this pioneering film style explored a shadow side of American life during a period of tremendous prosperity and optimism. Edward Dimendberg compellingly demonstrates how film noir is preoccupied with modernity—particularly the urban landscape. The ...(展开全部)

威廉•鲁尔（William Luhr），圣彼得大学英文专业教授，哥伦比亚大学影视与交叉学科研究会联合主席，牛津大学出版社影视传媒类读物常驻编辑，学术视野宽阔，对电影有深入的研究。代表著作有：《思考电影：观看、思考、享受》《雷蒙德·钱德勒与电影》;编辑电影类图书《科恩兄弟：冰血暴》《马耳他之鹰：约翰·休斯顿》《导演》《银幕性别》等。

威廉•鲁尔（William Luhr），圣彼得大学英文专业教授，哥伦比亚大学影视与交叉学科研究会联合主席，牛津大学出版社影视传媒类读物常驻编辑，学术视野宽阔，对电影有深入的研究。代表著作有：《思考电影：观看、思考、享受》《雷蒙德·钱德勒与电影》;编辑电影类图书《科恩兄弟：冰血暴》《马耳他之鹰：约翰·休斯顿》《导演》《银幕性别》等。

威廉•鲁尔（William Luhr），圣彼得大学英文专业教授，哥伦比亚大学影视与交叉学科研究会联合主席，牛津大学出版社影视传媒类读物常驻编辑，学术视野宽阔，对电影有深入的研究。代表著作有：《思考电影：观看、思考、享受》《雷蒙德·钱德勒与电影》;编辑电影类图书《科恩兄弟：冰血暴》《马耳他之鹰：约翰·休斯顿》《导演》《银幕性别》等。

Is it true that film in the twentieth century experimented with vision more than any other art form? And what visions did it privilege? In this brilliant book, acclaimed film scholar Francesco Casetti situates the cinematic experience within discourses of twentieth-century modernity. He suggests that film defined a unique gaze, not only because it recorded many of the century's...(展开全部)

Is it true that film in the twentieth century experimented with vision more than any other art form? And what visions did it privilege? In this brilliant book, acclaimed film scholar Francesco Casetti situates the cinematic experience within discourses of twentieth-century modernity. He suggests that film defined a unique gaze, not only because it recorded many of the century's...(展开全部)

n dark or desperate times, the artwork is placed in a difficult position. Optimism seems naïve, while pessimism is no better. During some of the most demanding years of the 20th century two distinctive bodies of work sought to respond to this problem: the writings of Maurice Blanchot and American film noir. Both were seeking not only to respond to the times but also to critical...(展开全部)

This collection of original essays by preeminent interpreters of continental philosophy explores the question of whether Western thought and culture have been dominated by a vision-centered paradigm of knowledge, ethics, and power. It focuses on the character of vision in modern philosophy and on arguments for and against the view that contemporary life and thought are distinct...(展开全部)

This study of urban identity and community looks at selected 20th century literary and film texts in the context of theorizations of modernism, postmodernism, postcoloniality and globalization. Brooker draws on Beck and Giddens to propose a "reflexive modernism" which rewrites and re-imagines the urban scene. The principal cities considered are London and New York, Tokyo, Hong ...(展开全部)