Film and cinema spectatorship - Jan Campbell

Film and Cinema Spectatorship provides a clear and wide-rangingintroduction to different debates and traditions of viewing cinema.In this new book, Jan Campbell offers a comprehensive account ofthe different theoretical perspectives on film and cinemaspectatorship, situating these in their cultural and historicalcontexts. Among the perspectives covered are those of feminism,modernism and cultural studies, with chapters dedicated toimportant topics such as early film, stars and film aesthetics.Campbell also provides accessible explorations of the importance ofkey themes to film and cinema spectatorship, such as mimesis,melodrama, performance and time.


The timely and comprehensive text will be essential reading foranyone interested in debates on film theory, psychoanalysis andfilm, and the history of cinema. This book will be of specialinterest to students of film studies, media studies and culturalstudies.