Cult Cinema: An Introduction

Mathijs, Ernest; Sexton, Jamie

ISBN 10: 1405173734 / ISBN 13: 9781405173735

Published by Wiley-Blackwell (edition 1), 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cult Cinema: An Introduction
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405173734
• ISBN 13: 9781405173735
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

• 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.