Screening Cinema – serie

Bringing together fifty-one essays, each devoted to a single American film, Screening American Film offers a wide-ranging exploration of the histories, practices, politics, styles, and meanings that have shaped American film since the 1930s. While the volume proceeds decade by decade from the 1930s onward, contributors reach further back and forward to illuminate the breadth and complexity of the American screen.Complemented by the volumes on Screening American Independent Cinema (2023) and Screening Classical Hollywood Cinema (forthcoming), in these fifty-one chapters readers will encounter American cinema not as a singular tradition but as a constellation of overlapping and often competing practices, modes, and priorities: classical and post-classical Hollywood, major blockbusters, independent and indie filmmaking, exploitation and arthouse. The essays draw upon a variety of critical frameworks including the industrial, aesthetic, historical, political, and thematic while remaining attentive to key questions of style, genre, authorship, performance, stardom, and context.The central aim of Screening American Film is to complement the viewing and teaching of American cinema in film and screen studies classrooms, across related disciplines, and to reshape notions of canon. Each essay has been designed to stand on its own while contributing to a larger mosaic of what American film has been, and what it continues to become, from Mae West to Barbie. Written to support film screenings and teaching: every film discussed here is available for viewing, in one format or another, even if it lies outside the conventional structures of platform-era film consumption. Indeed, part of the book’s ambition is to highlight American films whose significance becomes newly visible in the revisitation of established “classics” sitting aside the lesser known, and in some cases, entirely un-mapped cinematic terrain.The fifty-one entries introduce students to different approaches within film studies from historical and contextual framing, film analysis, industrial and institutional analysis, politics and ideology, genre and authorship, film theory, representation, exhibition and reception, and technology. Screening American Film is the essential resource for anyone teaching or studying American film.

Bringing together fifty-one essays, each devoted to a single American film, Screening American Film offers a wide-ranging exploration of the histories, practices, politics, styles, and meanings that have shaped American film since the 1930s. While the volume proceeds decade by decade from the 1930s onward, contributors reach further back and forward to illuminate the breadth and complexity of the American screen.Complemented by the volumes on Screening American Independent Cinema (2023) and Screening Classical Hollywood Cinema (forthcoming), in these fifty-one chapters readers will encounter American cinema not as a singular tradition but as a constellation of overlapping and often competing practices, modes, and priorities: classical and post-classical Hollywood, major blockbusters, independent and indie filmmaking, exploitation and arthouse. The essays draw upon a variety of critical frameworks including the industrial, aesthetic, historical, political, and thematic while remaining attentive to key questions of style, genre, authorship, performance, stardom, and context.The central aim of Screening American Film is to complement the viewing and teaching of American cinema in film and screen studies classrooms, across related disciplines, and to reshape notions of canon. Each essay has been designed to stand on its own while contributing to a larger mosaic of what American film has been, and what it continues to become, from Mae West to Barbie. Written to support film screenings and teaching: every film discussed here is available for viewing, in one format or another, even if it lies outside the conventional structures of platform-era film consumption. Indeed, part of the book’s ambition is to highlight American films whose significance becomes newly visible in the revisitation of established “classics” sitting aside the lesser known, and in some cases, entirely un-mapped cinematic terrain.The fifty-one entries introduce students to different approaches within film studies from historical and contextual framing, film analysis, industrial and institutional analysis, politics and ideology, genre and authorship, film theory, representation, exhibition and reception, and technology. Screening American Film is the essential resource for anyone teaching or studying American film.

This indispensable collection offers 51 chapters, each focused on a distinct American independent film. Screening American Independent Film presents these films chronologically, addressing works from across more than a century (1915−2020), emphasizing the breadth and long duration of American independent cinema. The collection includes canonical examples as well as films that push against and expand the definitions of "independence." The titles run from micro-budget films through marketing-friendly Indiewood projects, from auteur-driven films and festival darlings to B-movies, genre pics, and exploitation films. The chapters also introduce students to different approaches within film studies including historical and contextual framing, industrial and institutional analysis, politics and ideology, genre and authorship, representation, film analysis, exhibition and reception, and technology. Written by leading international scholars and emerging talents in film studies, this volume is the first of its kind. Paying particular attention to issues of diversity and inclusion for both the participating scholars and the content and themes within the selected films, Screening American Independent Film is an essential resource for anyone teaching or studying American cinema.

This indispensable collection offers 51 chapters, each focused on a distinct American independent film. Screening American Independent Film presents these films chronologically, addressing works from across more than a century (1915−2020), emphasizing the breadth and long duration of American independent cinema. The collection includes canonical examples as well as films that push against and expand the definitions of "independence." The titles run from micro-budget films through marketing-friendly Indiewood projects, from auteur-driven films and festival darlings to B-movies, genre pics, and exploitation films. The chapters also introduce students to different approaches within film studies including historical and contextual framing, industrial and institutional analysis, politics and ideology, genre and authorship, representation, film analysis, exhibition and reception, and technology. Written by leading international scholars and emerging talents in film studies, this volume is the first of its kind. Paying particular attention to issues of diversity and inclusion for both the participating scholars and the content and themes within the selected films, Screening American Independent Film is an essential resource for anyone teaching or studying American cinema.

This collection of 39 original essays is designed to support film screenings. Each chapter focuses on a single adult film—a category broadly construed as films that foreground sex as a primary narrative, aesthetic, or marketing element. The chapters draw on a variety of perspectives, contexts, histories, themes, and politics in examinations of style, genre, authorship, performance, and stardom.The first of its kind, Screening Adult Cinema brings together a broad range of established scholars alongside new voices to demonstrate the global breadth and diversity of adult cinema, from a variety of time periods and transnational contexts, paying particular attention to regions and films that have been underrepresented within existing adult film scholarship. Following the Screening Cinema series, Screening Adult Cinema is intended as a teaching text and reference for courses in which film screenings are a core activity, while also appealing to adult film scholars.This unique collection will be invaluable for courses on adult or exploitation film history, feminist film studies, global queer cinema, and porn studies. It will also be useful for general courses in media studies with a focus on gender, sex, and sexuality.

This collection of 39 original essays is designed to support film screenings. Each chapter focuses on a single adult film—a category broadly construed as films that foreground sex as a primary narrative, aesthetic, or marketing element. The chapters draw on a variety of perspectives, contexts, histories, themes, and politics in examinations of style, genre, authorship, performance, and stardom.The first of its kind, Screening Adult Cinema brings together a broad range of established scholars alongside new voices to demonstrate the global breadth and diversity of adult cinema, from a variety of time periods and transnational contexts, paying particular attention to regions and films that have been underrepresented within existing adult film scholarship. Following the Screening Cinema series, Screening Adult Cinema is intended as a teaching text and reference for courses in which film screenings are a core activity, while also appealing to adult film scholars.This unique collection will be invaluable for courses on adult or exploitation film history, feminist film studies, global queer cinema, and porn studies. It will also be useful for general courses in media studies with a focus on gender, sex, and sexuality.

This collection offers a wide-ranging exploration of controversial cinema across film history, examining how and why certain films become flashpoints for public debate, regulation, and cultural conflict.Bringing together over fifty case studies from different periods, national contexts, and genres, the book moves beyond a simple catalogue of scandalous texts to show how controversy emerges through the interaction of films, audiences, institutions, and media discourse. From early censorship battles to contemporary debates around representation, identity, and harm, the volume demonstrates that controversy is not fixed but shaped by shifting social values, political agendas, and technological change. While familiar concerns—sex, violence, religion, and morality—remain central, the collection expands the field to include questions of ideology, race, gender, disability, and ethics.Designed as a companion to film screenings, each chapter situates its case study within its broader historical and cultural context, encouraging readers to engage critically with challenging material and arguing that controversial cinema provides a powerful lens through which to understand the relationship between film and society. Together the chapters provide a unique resource for a variety of film studies courses.

This collection offers a wide-ranging exploration of controversial cinema across film history, examining how and why certain films become flashpoints for public debate, regulation, and cultural conflict.Bringing together over fifty case studies from different periods, national contexts, and genres, the book moves beyond a simple catalogue of scandalous texts to show how controversy emerges through the interaction of films, audiences, institutions, and media discourse. From early censorship battles to contemporary debates around representation, identity, and harm, the volume demonstrates that controversy is not fixed but shaped by shifting social values, political agendas, and technological change. While familiar concerns—sex, violence, religion, and morality—remain central, the collection expands the field to include questions of ideology, race, gender, disability, and ethics.Designed as a companion to film screenings, each chapter situates its case study within its broader historical and cultural context, encouraging readers to engage critically with challenging material and arguing that controversial cinema provides a powerful lens through which to understand the relationship between film and society. Together the chapters provide a unique resource for a variety of film studies courses.

Screening Postmillennial Queer Film provides a critical overview of global LGBTQIA+ filmmaking in the twenty-first century, examining queer cinema beyond the New Queer Cinema paradigm, and as part of a progressively re-conceptualised world cinema.This volume explores how LGBTQIA+ film has evolved globally through diverse case studies spanning art-house, genre, and mainstream productions. Contributors examine key topics including aesthetics, authorship, activism, intersectionality, transnationalism, and geopolitics, contextualizing queer filmmaking within and beyond Anglo-American canons. The collection addresses the growing visibility of non-heteronormative identities in international politics, media, and culture, equipping readers with critical tools to analyse contemporary queer film production worldwide.Bridging the generational differences in queer film studies and cultural/critical practice, this book is essential for students and scholars in film studies, queer studies, gender and sexuality studies, and cultural studies. It is particularly valuable for those studying world cinema, postcolonial cinema, and LGBTQIA+ media representation. Ideal for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the volume serves as both a teaching resource and foundation for interdisciplinary research on queer cinema and global film cultures.

Screening Postmillennial Queer Film provides a critical overview of global LGBTQIA+ filmmaking in the twenty-first century, examining queer cinema beyond the New Queer Cinema paradigm, and as part of a progressively re-conceptualised world cinema.This volume explores how LGBTQIA+ film has evolved globally through diverse case studies spanning art-house, genre, and mainstream productions. Contributors examine key topics including aesthetics, authorship, activism, intersectionality, transnationalism, and geopolitics, contextualizing queer filmmaking within and beyond Anglo-American canons. The collection addresses the growing visibility of non-heteronormative identities in international politics, media, and culture, equipping readers with critical tools to analyse contemporary queer film production worldwide.Bridging the generational differences in queer film studies and cultural/critical practice, this book is essential for students and scholars in film studies, queer studies, gender and sexuality studies, and cultural studies. It is particularly valuable for those studying world cinema, postcolonial cinema, and LGBTQIA+ media representation. Ideal for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the volume serves as both a teaching resource and foundation for interdisciplinary research on queer cinema and global film cultures.

Screening Women Filmmakers is an essential collection of 58 essays, each focusing on a single film directed by a woman-identified filmmaker, inclusively defined, from the earliest days of filmmaking (1896) to the present day, and from countries and regions around the globe.This volume offers students and scholars an inclusive survey of woman-made cinema through diverse critical-theoretical frameworks and methodologies. Each chapter examines the aesthetic, cultural, and political dimensions of its featured film, drawing upon the multifaceted perspectives and positionalities of both filmmakers and authors. The collection's global and historical scope—from early cinema to contemporary works—provides readers with a substantive understanding of the vibrancy and versatility of women's filmmaking across different contexts and movements. As part of the Screening Cinema series, it is specifically designed as a pedagogical resource with films selected for their accessibility and suitability for classroom screening and discussion.This book is essential reading for students and instructors in film studies, gender studies, and women's studies courses where film screenings are central to learning. It will appeal to scholars of feminist film studies and women's film history, as well as general readers interested in women's achievements behind the camera throughout cinema's past and present.