Film Theory: The Basics

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Film Theory: The Basics
3. The Basics
4. Title
5. Copyright
6. Contents
7. Acknowledgments
8. Introduction
9. 1 Theory Before Theory, 1915–60
   1. Early American Theorists and the Quest for Legitimacy
   2. France, Film Culture, and Photogénie
   3. Soviet Russia and Montage Theory
   4. Germany and the Frankfurt School
   5. Post-War France: From Neorealism to the New Wave
   6. Summary
   7. Notes
10. 2 French Theory, 1949–68
    1. The Linguistic Turn
    2. Lacan and the Return to Freud
    3. Althusser and the Return to Marx
    4. Cinema and Semiotics
    5. May 1968 and Afterward
    6. Summary
    7. Notes
11. 3 Screen Theory, 1969–96
    1. Screen and Theory
    2. Feminist Film Theory
    3. Post-Colonial Theory
    4. Queer Theory
    5. A Post-Modern End
    6. Summary
    7. Notes
12. 4 Post-Theory, 1996–2015
    1. Theory’s Critics, Cognitive Science, and Historical Poetics
    2. Deleuze and the Return of Philosophy
    3. New Media and Post-Film Theory
    4. Summary
    5. Notes
13. Appendix I: Glossary of Key Terms
14. Appendix II: Glossary of Key Theorists
15. Bibliography
    1. Chapter 1: Theory Before Theory, 1915–60
    2. Chapter 2: French Theory, 1949–68
    3. Chapter 3: Screen Theory, 1969–96
    4. Chapter 4: Post-Theory, 1996–2015
    5. General Sources: Introductory Texts
    6. General Sources: Anthologies and Collections
16. Index