Applies Badiou's philosophy to films such as Hiroshima Mon Amour, Vertigo and The Matrix. Alex Ling employs the philosophy of Alain Badiou to answer the question central to all serious film scholarship - namely, 'can cinema be thought?' In addressing this question, the author uses well-known films to illustrate Badiou's philosophy and to consider the ways in which his work can be extended, critiqued and reframed with respect to the medium of cinema.
About the AuthorAlex Ling is Research Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Western Sydney.
Book InformationISBN 9780748677245
Author Alex LingFormat Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press
Weight(grams) 348g