Caetlin Benson-Allott

The Stuff of Spectatorship

Material Cultures of Film and Television

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Produktbeschreibung

"In crystalline language, and in breathtakingly original argumentation, Caetlin Benson-Allott shows us that the material objects we may take to be adjacent, ambient, or peripheral to cinema and television in fact constitute how we live with those media--indeed, how we live. The Stuff of Spectatorship makes matter's mattering shine."--Nick Salvato, author of Television Scales "The Stuff of Spectatorship is sui generis, its expansive and rigorous case studies focusing on neglected, yet common, material aspects of film/TV spectatorship so as to reveal the reversible modalities and effects of both industrial and phenomenological 'incorporation' and 'consumption.' Original, surprising, and a pleasure to read, this is an extraordinary historical and methodological contribution to film and media studies."--Vivian Sobchack, author of Carnal Thoughts: Embodiment and Moving Image Culture "Original, bold, and evocative, this book reveals that spectatorship involves a dazzling array of objects--from formats to furniture, from wine to weed. Benson-Allott's clever exploration of material media cultures opens up new paths of inquiry in cinema and media studies and delivers a riveting read along the way!"--Lisa Parks, author of Rethinking Media Coverage: Vertical Mediation and the War on Terror

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of California Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9780520300415
• ISBN-10: 0520300416
• Artikelnr.: 60315705

Autorenporträt

Caetlin Benson-Allott is Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of English and Film and Media Studies at Georgetown University and editor of JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies. She is author of Killer Tapes and Shattered Screens: Video Spectatorship from VHS to File Sharing and Remote Control.