Film Criticism as a Cultural Institution

ISBN-13: 9780367875398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Huw Walmsley-Evans

Opis

At the beginning of the 21st century film criticism was described as in crisis. This book takes a deeper look at film criticism by focusing on its institutional contours. This is achieved through a combination of archival research and new interviews with prominent film critics and stakeholders, including Adrian Martin (LOLA), Stephanie

Spis treści

Introduction: Film Criticism as a Cultural Institution  Part I: Understanding the Conversation  1. Crisis and Continuity in Film Criticism  2. Institutional Approaches to Film Criticism  Part II: Towards an Ecology  3. Sites of Film Criticism  4. The Profession of Film Criticism  5. Film Critics Circles  6. Film Criticism and the Internet  Epilogue: Film Criticism in the 21^st Century

O autorze

Huw Walmsley-Evans has taught film, media, communication, and cultural studies for a decade at institutions including the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology. His writing has appeared in Screening the Past, Senses of Cinema, LOLA, and Screen Machine. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Queensland Film Festival. He received his doctorate from the University of Queensland in 2013. This is his first book.