Image and Influence: Studies in the Sociology of Film (Routledge Library Editions: Cinema)

By: Andrew Tudor

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Synopsis: This text outlines what sociologists need to know of the nature of communication and of mass culture, while also looking in some empirical detail at the workings of the Hollywood community and the psychology of the star system. It explores trends such as attempts to adapt semiology and psycholinguistics to our understanding of film ‘language’, using them to develop a paradigm for film analysis. The book goes on to offer a guide to comprehension of the relation between cinema and society through detailed analysis of the relation between the German silent cinema and its social context and extensive discussion of popular genres like the western, gangster movie and horror movie. Seeing movies in terms of meaning, as reservoirs of culture which audiences may use for a variety purposes, this book uses a combination of sociological perspective and critical method to present a unique intriguing perspective.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 264 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317928300
Related ISBNs:: 9781315855646, 9780415726634, 9781138992368
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/13/23
Copyrighted By:: Andrew Tudor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Reference, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.