Edward Tomarken: 2 books
Why theory?
Cultural critique in film and television
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2017
Edward Tomarken's previous book, Filmspeak, was a study of literary theory in relation to contemporary mainstream films. Some of the abstruse ideas of early literary theorists (1950–70) had in fact permeated our thinking to such an extent that both films and theories enriched and shed light upon...
Filmspeak
How to Understand Literary Theory by Watching Movies
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Filmspeak is an accessible, innovative book which uses specific examples to show how once arcane literary and cultural theory has infiltrated popular culture.
Theory reaches us in ways we do not even realize. Issues such as the nature of knowledge or truth, the function of personal response...