By Timothy Murray
During this stimulating selection of theoretical writings on movie, images, and artwork, Timothy Murray examines family among creative perform, sexual and racial politics, conception and cultural studies.
Like a Film investigates how the cinematic gear has invaded the idea of tradition, suggesting that the numerous destabilising traumas of our tradition stay obtainable to us simply because they're dependent rather a lot like movie. The publication analyses the influence of cinematic perceptions and productions on awide array of cultural practices: from the Renassance works of Shakespeare and Caravaggio to trendy sexual and political myth; and the theoretical paintings of Lyotard, Torok, Barthes, Ropars-Wuilleumier, Zizek, Silverman and Laplanche.Like A Film responds to present multicultural debates over the worth of concept and the purpose of creative perform.
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