This analysis of the films of Wim Wenders from the early 1970's through the 1990's attempts to place his work in the cultural and political context of the time. Feminist analysis, cultural theory, and psychoanalysis combine to explore the major themes in the films with an emphasis on gender and narrative and on Wenders' concern with the representation of "otherness." Wenders' earlier films reflect concerns with identity and with issues of masculinity and detachment. His later films reveal a preoccupation with seeing, images, and love, which culminated in the international success of "The...
This analysis of the films of Wim Wenders from the early 1970's through the 1990's attempts to place his work in the cultural and political context...
Bringing together important theoretical work defining the role and practices of culture, this volume provides a historical overview of the field. The book includes a wide range of texts from 19th-century thinkers and contemporary theorists.
Bringing together important theoretical work defining the role and practices of culture, this volume provides a historical overview of the field. The ...
Bringing together the most important theoretical work defining the role and practices of culture, this volume provides a historical overview of the field. It includes a wide range of texts from nineteenth-century thinkers and contemporary theorists such as Raymond Williams and Antonio Gramsci, enabling the reader to construct their own maps of cultural studies, criticism and debate. The book focuses on the central issues of cultural criticism in America and Britain. Writers from Britain, America, as well as Europe, Asia and Africa are represented, bringing the reader up to date with current...
Bringing together the most important theoretical work defining the role and practices of culture, this volume provides a historical overview of the fi...
