Books in the Film Theory in Practice series

"Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The Rules of the Game offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film"--

"An introduction to Critical Race Theory through a close analysis of Spike Lee's film Bamboozled"--

An overview of feminist film theory and how it explicates Pretty Woman.

An examination of the field of queer theory and its relevance to the film Brokeback Mountain

"An explanation of postcolonial film theory and how it explicates James Cameron's film"--

Provides an introductory explanation of postmodernism and its connection to film theory, and how it can be used to interpret Ridley Scott s film, Blade Runner."

The Film Theory in Practice series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory. By marrying the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. Feminist Film Theory and Cléo from 5 to 7 offers a concise introduction to feminist film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Agnes Varda''s critically acclaimed 1962 film Cléo from 5 to 7.Hilary Neroni employs the methodology of looking for a feminist alternative among female-oriented films. Through three key concepts-identification, framing the woman''s body, and the female auteur-Neroni lays bare the debates and approaches within the vibrant history of feminist film theory, providing a point of entry to feminist film theory from its inception to today. Picking up one of the currents in feminist film theory - that of looking for feminist alternatives among female-oriented films - Neroni traces feminist responses to the contradictions inherent in most representations of women in film, and she details how their responses have intervened in changing what we see on the screen.

"An exploration of Fredric Jameson's film theory and how it explicates Martin Scorsese's film The Wolf of Wall Street"--