Title
A companion to film noir [electronic resource] / edited by Andrew Spicer and Helen Hanson.
ISBN
9781444336276 (hardback)
9781118523759 electronic book
Imprint
Chichester ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Language
English
Description
xx, 522 p. : ill.
Call Number
PN1995.9.F54 C725 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/655
Summary
"An authoritative companion that offers a wide-ranging thematic survey of this enduringly popular cultural form and includes scholarship from both established and emerging scholars as well as analysis of film noir's influence on other media including television and graphic novels. Covers a wealth of new approaches to film noir and neo-noir that explore issues ranging from conceptualization to cross-media influences Features chapters exploring the wider 'noir mediascape' of television, graphic novels and radio Reflects the historical and geographical reach of film noir, from the 1920s to the present and in a variety of national cinemas Includes contributions from both established and emerging scholars "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
pt. 1. Conceptualizing film noir
pt. 2. Hidden, hybrid, and transmedia histories and influences
pt. 3. Social, industrial, and commercial contexts
pt. 4. The fabric of film noir : style and performance
pt. 5. Identities and film noir
pt. 6. Noir in other forms
pt. 7. New geographies of film noir.
