Description
Cult Cinema: an Introduction presents the first in-depth academic examination of all aspects of the field of cult cinema, including audiences, genres, and theoretical perspectives.
About the Author
Ernest Mathijs is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His books include The Cult Film Reader (co-editor), three books on the reception of The Lord of the Rings, and The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero.
Book Information
ISBN 9781405173735
Author Ernest Mathijs
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 685g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 191mm * 15mm
- Represents the first exhaustive introduction to cult cinema
- Offers a scholarly treatment of a hotly contested topic at the center of current academic debate
- Covers audience reactions, aesthetics, genres, theories of cult cinema, as well as historical insights into the topic
About the Author
Ernest Mathijs is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His books include The Cult Film Reader (co-editor), three books on the reception of The Lord of the Rings, and The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero.
Jamie Sexton is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, Northumbria University, UK. He is the author of Alternative Film Culture in Inter-War Britain (2008), editor of Music, Sound and Multimedia: From the Live to the Virtual (2007), and co-editor (with Laura Mulvey) of Experimental British Television (2007).
Ernest Mathijs and Jamie Sexton are also co-editors of the book series Cultographies.
Book Information
ISBN 9781405173735
Author Ernest Mathijs
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 685g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 191mm * 15mm
