Books in the Rutgers Depth of Field Series series

Spanning fields from poststructuralism, feminism, queer theory, postcolonialism, and cultural studies, the contributors ask - what does ""auteurship"" look like today in light of new critical developments in the film studies?

Brings critical insights to the reality of porn and what it can tell us about ourselves sexually, culturally, and economically. Divided into two sections, this book covers important debates on the topic and traces the evolution of pornographic film, including comparing its development to that of Hollywood cinema.

'Terrorism, Media, Liberation' explores the relationship between violent political actions and the technological media that present and frame them for mass audiences. It provides a historical, rather than simplistically moral perspective on the well-mediated, ""war on terrorism.

This essay collection explores Asian-American cinematic representations historically and socially, on and off screen, as they contribute to the definition of American character. The history of Asian Americans on movie screens in the introduction provides a context for the readings that follow.