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New German Cinema and Its Global Contexts

Edited by Marco Abel and Jaimey Fisher

Afterword by Eric Rentschler

Series edited by Barry Keith Grant

Publication Date: January 2025

Contributors explore these films' transnational circuits of production, distribution, and exhibition, as well as how the films were made and received, thereby inviting us to reexamine the roots of what New German Cinema was and imagine what it might yet become.

Mixed Realities

by Sarah Atkinson and Vicki Callahan

Publication Date: February 2025

Atkinson and Callahan emphasize the necessity of including underrepresented voices, stories, models, and futures, and they underscore the importance of recognizing and valuing a spectrum of perspectives in both emergent media and established media contexts.

Movie-Made Los Angeles

by John Trafton

Publication Date: October 2023

A more complete story of the American film industry’s ascendency in Los Angeles emerges when one considers how the City of Angels cultivated its self-image through pre-cinema narrative art.

Hidden Light

by Dan Chyutin

Publication Date: September 2023

By virtue of this exploration, Judaic-themed Israeli cinema emerges as a crucial example of how film's particular form of "magicmay be exploited for the purpose of affecting mystical states in the audience.

Recollecting Collecting

Edited by Lucy Fischer

Publication Date: April 2023

Recollecting Collecting interrogates and illustrates the meaning and practical nature of film and media collections while considering the vast array of personal and professional motivations behind their assemblage.

Fearless Vulgarity

by Ken Feil

Publication Date: November 2022

Susann's promotional appearances led to another comedy of bad manners, this one populated with critics alternately horrified and delighted by an upstart woman vulgarian barging into the male literary firmament, and which continues to inspire fascination for the author, her novels, and their legendarily bad film adaptations.

Gene Tierney

by Will Scheibel

Publication Date: September 2022

Film studies scholars, film students, and those interested in Hollywood history and the legacy of Gene Tierney will be delighted by this read.

Mothers of Invention

Edited by So Mayer and Corinn Columpar

Publication Date: April 2022

This collection belongs on the bookshelves of students and scholars of cinema and media studies, feminist and queer media studies, labor studies, filmmaking and production, and cultural studies.

American Television During a Television Presidency

Edited by Karen McNally

Publication Date: April 2022

Undergraduate and graduate students and scholars of film and television studies, comedy studies, and cultural studies will value this strong collection.

Woman Up

by Julia Havas

Publication Date: March 2022

Woman Upwill most appeal to students and scholars of cinema and media studies, feminist media studies, television studies, and cultural studies.

Eye of the Taika

by Matthew Bannister

Publication Date: October 2021

Eye of the Taika is intended for film scholars and film lovers alike.

Our Blessed Rebel Queen

Edited by Linda Mizejewski and Tanya D. Zuk

Publication Date: October 2021

Longtime fans of Carrie Fisher and her body of work will welcome this smart and thoughtful tribute to a multimedia legend.

Broads, Sisters, Exes

by Vincent L. Stephens

Series edited by Barry Keith Grant

Publication Date: March 2025

Through elegant prose deeply rooted in an intersectional feminist perspective, Stephens expands the aesthetic and narrative grammars of contemporary television.

Resetting the Scene

Edited by Philippa Gates and Katherine Spring

Publication Date: August 2021

Intended for scholars and students of Hollywood film history, Resetting the Scene intersects with numerous fields consonant with film studies, including star studies, media industry studies, and critical race theory.

After "Happily Ever After"

Edited by Maria San Filippo

Foreword by Tamar Jeffers MacDonald

Publication Date: May 2021

This volume is intended for all readers with an interest in film, media, and gender studies.

Starring Tom Cruise

Edited by Sean Redmond

Publication Date: March 2021

Students, scholars, and readers of film, media, and celebrity studies will enjoy this deep dive into a complex Hollywood figure.

V. F. Perkins on Movies

Edited by Douglas Pye

Foreword by George M. Wilson

Publication Date: November 2020

Perkins on Movies gives unimpeded access to one of the most distinctive and distinguished of critical voices and will be widely welcomed by academics, students of film, and informed film enthusiasts.

Chilean Cinema in the Twenty-First-Century World

Edited by Carl Fischer and Vania Barraza

Publication Date: October 2020

Intended for scholars, students, and researchers of film and Latin American studies, Chilean Cinema in the Twenty-First-Century World evaluates an active and emergent film movement that has yet to receive sufficient attention in global cinema studies.

New Approaches to Contemporary Adaptation

Edited by Betty Kaklamanidou

Publication Date: November 2020

Scholars of cultural, gender, film, literary, and adaptation studies will find this collection innovative and thought-provoking.

Stars and Silhouettes

by Joceline Andersen

Publication Date: October 2020

Stars and Silhouettes belongs on the shelf of every scholar, student, and reader interested in film history and star studies.

The Cinema of Ettore Scola

Edited by Rémi Lanzoni and Edward Bowen

Foreword by Vito Zagarrio

Publication Date: September 2020

The Cinema of Ettore Scola makes Scola accessible to English-reading audiences and helps readers better understand his film style, the major themes of his work, and the representations of twentieth-century Italian history in his films.

The Construction of Testimony

Edited by Erin McGlothlin, Brad Prager and Markus Zisselsberger

Publication Date: April 2020

Scholars and students of film studies and Holocaust studies will value this close analysis.

Cinemagritte

by Lucy Fischer

Publication Date: November 2019

Students, scholars, and fans of art history and film will enjoy this thoughtful marriage of the two.

Justice on Demand

by Tanya Horeck

Publication Date: November 2019

As a fresh investigation of how contemporary variations of true crime raise significant ethical questions regarding what it means to watch, listen, and "witnessin a digital era of accessibility, immediacy, and instantaneity, Justice on Demand will be of interest to film, media, and digital studies scholars.

Birth of the Binge

by Dennis Broe

Publication Date: March 2019

The book functions as a reference work, featuring an appendix of "100 Seminal Serial Seriesand a supplementary index that television fans and media students and scholars will utilize in and out of the classroom.

1968 and Global Cinema

Edited by Christina Gerhardt and Sara Saljoughi

Publication Date: October 2018

The volume is ideal for graduate and undergraduate courses on the long sixties, political cinema, 1968, and new waves in art history, cultural studies, and film and media studies.

Robin Wood on the Horror Film

by Robin Wood

Edited by Barry Keith Grant

Introduction by Richard Lippe

Publication Date: November 2018

Robin Wood on the Horror Film will be an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in horror, science fiction, and film genre.

Beyond Method

by Scott Balcerzak

Publication Date: June 2018

Film and theater scholars, as well as those interested in gender studies, are sure to benefit from this thorough study.

The Films of Jess Franco

Edited by Antonio Lázaro-Reboll and Ian Olney

Publication Date: August 2018

The Films of Jess Franco seeks to address the scholarly neglect of this legendary cult director and to broaden the conversation around the director's work in ways that will be of interest to fans and academics alike.

The Berlin School and Its Global Contexts

Edited by Jaimey Fisher and Marco Abel

Publication Date: June 2018

This volume will be of great interest to scholars of German and global cinema.

Cinematic Cryptonymies

by Ofer Eliaz

Publication Date: November 2018

Scholars interested in postwar film and history, trauma and war, or psychoanalytic theory will all find this volume of interest.

Comic Venus

by Kristen Anderson Wagner

Publication Date: March 2018

Those with an interest in film and representations of femininity in comedy will be fascinated by the analytical connections and thoroughly researched histories of these women and their groundbreaking movements in comedy and stage.

Transforming Harry

Edited by John Alberti and P. Andrew Miller

Publication Date: May 2018

Beyond the classroom, the Harry Potter series clearly enjoys a large and devoted global fan community, and this collection will be of interest to serious fans.

Warriors, Witches, Whores

by Rachel S. Harris

Publication Date: October 2017

Students and scholars of film, gender, or cultural studies will appreciate this approachable monograph.

Raul Ruiz's Cinema of Inquiry

Edited by Ignacio López-Vicuña and Andreea Marinescu

Publication Date: December 2017

Students and scholars of film and media studies will find great value in this collection.

The Best Laid Plans

Edited by Jim Leach and Jeannette Sloniowski

Publication Date: December 2017

The Best Laid Plans includes an accessible group of essays that will meet the needs of students and scholars in film and media studies by offering new insights into an important and neglected area in genre criticism.

Projecting the World

Edited by Russell Meeuf and Anna Cooper

Publication Date: June 2017

A fascinating exploration of an oft-overlooked aspect of classical Hollywood films, Projecting the World offers a series of striking new analyses that will entice cinema lovers, film historians, and those interested in the history of American neocolonialism.

Appetites and Anxieties

by Cynthia Baron, Diane Carson and Mark Bernard

Publication Date: November 2012

Scholars of film studies and food studies will enjoy the thought-provoking analysis of Appetites and Anxieties.

Documenting the Documentary

Edited by Barry Keith Grant and Jeannette Sloniowski

Foreword by Bill Nichols

Publication Date: December 2013

Documenting the Documentary offers clear, serious, and insightful analyses of documentary films, and is a welcome balance between theory and criticism, abstract conceptualization and concrete analysis.

Reclaiming the Archive

Edited by Vicki Callahan

Publication Date: April 2010

Scholars of film history and feminist studies will appreciate the breadth of work in this volume.

Cinema and Community

by Moya Luckett

Publication Date: July 2013

Film scholars interested in the early years of American cinema will appreciate this insightful study.

The Collapse of the Conventional

Edited by Brad Prager and Jaimey Fisher

Publication Date: October 2010

Students, scholars of film, and anyone interested in German and cultural studies will appreciate this volume.

Christophe Honoré

by David A. Gerstner and Julien Nahmias

Publication Date: December 2015

Students and teachers of queer film will appreciate this thought-provoking volume.

Montgomery Clift, Queer Star

by Elisabetta Girelli

Publication Date: December 2013

Scholars of gender and film, performance studies, queer and sexuality studies, and masculinity studies will appreciate this compelling study.

Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters

by Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale

Publication Date: April 2010

Scholars of film and television studies as well as readers interested in the history of American moviemaking will enjoy Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters.

Arthur Penn

by Robin Wood

With Richard Lippe

Edited by Barry Keith Grant

Publication Date: June 2014

The fourth classic monograph by Wood to be republished by Wayne State University Press, this volume will be welcomed by film scholars and readers interested in American cinematic and cultural history.

Reading the Bromance

Edited by Michael DeAngelis

Publication Date: June 2014

Film and television scholars as well as readers interested in pop culture and queer studies will enjoy the insights of Reading the Bromance.

The Time of Our Lives

Edited by Siân Lincoln and Yannis Tzioumakis

Publication Date: March 2013

Fans of the movie and students and scholars of cultural, performance, and film history will appreciate the insight in The Time of Our Lives.

The Films of Joseph H. Lewis

Edited by Gary D. Rhodes

Foreword by Francis M. Nevins

Publication Date: September 2012

Scholars of film and television studies and fans of Lewis's work will appreciate this comprehensive collection.

Before the Crash

by Mark J. P. Wolf

Publication Date: June 2012

Students and teachers of media studies will enjoy this compelling volume.

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