How Long to Read Studying Contemporary American Film

How Long Does it Take to Read Studying Contemporary American Film?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Studying Contemporary American Film by Thomas Elsaesser

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

How should the student set about exploring contemporary American cinema? This book takes an innovative approach to film analysis: each chapter examines the assumptions behind one traditional theory of film, distils a method of analysis from it, and then analyses a contemporary American movie.It then goes beyond the traditional theory by analysing the same movie using a more current theory and method.Traditional theories featured include mise-en-scene criticism, auteurism, structural analysis, narratology, studies of realism, psychoanalysis and feminism. More current theories include new and post-Lacanian approaches to subjectivity, cognitivism, computerized statistical style analysis, thephilosophy of modal logic, new media theory and deconstruction. Films analysed include Chinatown, Die Hard, The Silence of the Lambs, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Back to the Future, Lost Highway, plus two European imitations of American filmmaking, The English Patient and The Fifth Element.All students of film and popular culture will find this book the ideal preparation for writing clear, well-structured, detailed analyses of their favourite American movies.

How long is Studying Contemporary American Film?

Studying Contemporary American Film by Thomas Elsaesser is 309 pages long, and a total of 80,031 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Studying Contemporary American Film Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Studying Contemporary American Film aloud.

What Reading Level is Studying Contemporary American Film?

Studying Contemporary American Film is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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