Theodor Adorno and Film Theory: The Fingerprint of Spirit

Wall, B.

What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-03-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137306135

DOI: 10.1057/9781137306142

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 173