Perverse Spectators : The Practices of Film Reception / Janet Staiger.
2000
PN1995.9.A8 S69 2000
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Title
Perverse Spectators : The Practices of Film Reception / Janet Staiger.
Author
Staiger, Janet, author.
ISBN
9780814771181
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2000]
Copyright
©2000
Language
English
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In English.
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10.18574/nyu/9780814771181.001.0001 doi
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PN1995.9.A8 S69 2000
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791.43/01/5
Summary
Film and television have never been more prevalent or watched than they are now, yet we still have little understanding of how people process and make use of what they see. And though we acknowledge the enormous role the media plays in our culture, we have only a vague sense of how it actually influences our attitudes and desires. In Perverse Spectators, Janet Staiger argues that studying the interpretive methods of spectators within their historical contexts is both possible and necessary to understand the role media plays in culture and in our personal lives. This analytical approach is applied to topics such as depictions of violence, the role of ratings codes, the horror and suspense genre, historical accuracy in film, and sexual identities, and then demonstrated through works like JFK, The Silence of the Lambs, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Psycho, and A Clockwork Orange. Each chapter shows a different approach to reconstructing audience responses to films, consistently and ingeniously finding traces of what would otherwise appear to be unrecoverable information. Using vivid examples, charting key concepts, and offering useful syntheses of long-standing debates, Perverse Spectators constitutes a compelling case for a reconsideration of the assumptions about film reception which underlie contemporary scholarship in media studies. Taking on widely influential theories and scholars, Perverse Spectators is certain to spark controversy and help redefine the study of film as it enters the new millennium.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
I. Historical Theory and Reception Studies
II. Interpretation and Hollywood Film History
III. Interpretation and Identity Theory
IV. Interpretation and the Representation of the Real
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Index
About the Author
Contents
Introduction
I. Historical Theory and Reception Studies
II. Interpretation and Hollywood Film History
III. Interpretation and Identity Theory
IV. Interpretation and the Representation of the Real
Permissions
Index
About the Author