Film history, theory or criticism

In the 21st century, films about the lives and experiences of girls and young women have become increasingly visible.

Shortlisted for the BAFTSS 'Best Monograph' Award 2021

When watching the latest instalment of Batman, it is perfectly normal to say that we see Batman fighting Bane or that we see Bruce Wayne making love to Miranda Tate.

Shortlisted for the BAFTSS 'Best Monograph' Award 2021

When watching the latest instalment of Batman, it is perfectly normal to say that we see Batman fighting Bane or that we see Bruce Wayne making love to Miranda Tate.

How has American cinema engaged with the rapid transformation of cities and urban culture since the 1960s?

How has American cinema engaged with the rapid transformation of cities and urban culture since the 1960s?

Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest.

Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest.

The Art of Czech Animation is the first comprehensive English language account of Czech animation from the 1920s to the present, covering both 2D animation forms and CGI, with a focus upon the stop-motion films of Jirí Trnka, Hermína Týrlová, Jan Švankmajer and Jirí Barta.

The Art of Czech Animation is the first comprehensive English language account of Czech animation from the 1920s to the present, covering both 2D animation forms and CGI, with a focus upon the stop-motion films of Jirí Trnka, Hermína Týrlová, Jan Švankmajer and Jirí Barta.

Neil Archer's original study makes a timely and politically-engaged intervention in debates about national cinema and national identity.

Neil Archer's original study makes a timely and politically-engaged intervention in debates about national cinema and national identity.

Eastern Approaches to Western Film: Asian Aesthetics and Reception in Cinema offers a renewed critical outlook on Western classic film directly from the pantheon of European and American masters, including Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas, Robert Bresson, Carl Dreyer, Jean-Pierre Melville, John Ford, Leo McCarey, Sam Peckinpah, and Orson Welles.

Eastern Approaches to Western Film: Asian Aesthetics and Reception in Cinema offers a renewed critical outlook on Western classic film directly from the pantheon of European and American masters, including Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas, Robert Bresson, Carl Dreyer, Jean-Pierre Melville, John Ford, Leo McCarey, Sam Peckinpah, and Orson Welles.

What is the significance of gendered identification in relation to artists' moving image?

What is the significance of gendered identification in relation to artists' moving image?

Iranian filmmakers have long been recognised for creating a vibrant, aesthetically rich cinema whilst working under strict state censorship regulations.

Iranian filmmakers have long been recognised for creating a vibrant, aesthetically rich cinema whilst working under strict state censorship regulations.

“Film is made for philosophy,” asserted Stanley Cavell.

“Film is made for philosophy,” asserted Stanley Cavell.

What is steampunk?

What is steampunk?

Kenneth Lonergan's three films-You Can Count on Me (2000), Margaret (2011), and Manchester by the Sea (2016)-are rife with philosophical complexities.

Kenneth Lonergan's three films-You Can Count on Me (2000), Margaret (2011), and Manchester by the Sea (2016)-are rife with philosophical complexities.

Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Andrew Shail traces the emergence of film stardom in Europe and North America in the early 20th century.

Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Andrew Shail traces the emergence of film stardom in Europe and North America in the early 20th century.

What is education?

What is education?

From A New Hope to The Rise of Skywalker and beyond, this book offers the first complete assessment and philosophical exploration of the Star Wars universe.

From A New Hope to The Rise of Skywalker and beyond, this book offers the first complete assessment and philosophical exploration of the Star Wars universe.

Werner Herzog has produced some of the most powerful, haunting, and memorable images ever captured on film.

Werner Herzog has produced some of the most powerful, haunting, and memorable images ever captured on film.

Combining the studies of modern film, traditional narratology, and Roman art, this interdisciplinary work explores the complex and highly visual techniques of Tacitus' Annales.

Combining the studies of modern film, traditional narratology, and Roman art, this interdisciplinary work explores the complex and highly visual techniques of Tacitus' Annales.

Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory reconsiders, after 20 years of intense critical and creative activity, the theory and practice of adapting Shakespeare to different genres and media.

Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory reconsiders, after 20 years of intense critical and creative activity, the theory and practice of adapting Shakespeare to different genres and media.

Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization.

Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization.

Many critics have approached Terrence Malick's work from a philosophical perspective, arguing that his films express philosophy through cinema.

Many critics have approached Terrence Malick's work from a philosophical perspective, arguing that his films express philosophy through cinema.

From Jack the Ripper to Frankenstein, Halloween customs to Alexander McQueen collections, Fashioning Horror examines how terror is fashioned visually, symbolically, and materially through fashion and costume, in literature, film, and real life.

From Jack the Ripper to Frankenstein, Halloween customs to Alexander McQueen collections, Fashioning Horror examines how terror is fashioned visually, symbolically, and materially through fashion and costume, in literature, film, and real life.

Animation in Context is an illustrated introduction to cultural theory, contextual research and critical analysis.

Leading and emerging, early career scholars in Classical Reception Studies come together in this volume to explore the under-represented area of the Australasian Classical Tradition.

Leading and emerging, early career scholars in Classical Reception Studies come together in this volume to explore the under-represented area of the Australasian Classical Tradition.

Issues surrounding precarity, debility and vulnerability are now of central concern to philosophers as we try and navigate an increasingly uncertain world.

Issues surrounding precarity, debility and vulnerability are now of central concern to philosophers as we try and navigate an increasingly uncertain world.

In the late 1990s, Rosalind Krauss, one of the principal theorists of post-modernism in the arts, began using the term post-medium in her work.

In the late 1990s, Rosalind Krauss, one of the principal theorists of post-modernism in the arts, began using the term post-medium in her work.

No theatre company has been involved in such a broad range of adaptations for television and cinema as the Royal Shakespeare Company.

No theatre company has been involved in such a broad range of adaptations for television and cinema as the Royal Shakespeare Company.