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Christian Metz and the Codes of Cinema: Film Semiology and Beyond (Film Theory in Media History)
Author(s): Margrit Tröhler (Editor), Guido Kirsten (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: February 15, 2018
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 484 pages
- ISBN-10: 9089648925
- ISBN-13: 9789089648921
Book Description
A pioneering figure in film studies, Christian Metz proposed countless new concepts for reflecting on cinema, rooted in his phenomenological structuralism. He also played a key role in establishing film studies as a scholarly discipline, making major contributions to its institutionalisation in universities worldwide. This book brings together a stellar roster of contributors to present a close analysis of Metz's writings, their theoretical and epistemological positions, and their ongoing influence today. This book brings together a stellar roster of contributors to present a close analysis of Metz's writings, their theoretical and epistemological positions, and their ongoing influence today.
About the Author
Margrit Tröhler is a professor in the Department of Film Studies at the University of Zurich.
