How do our notions of history change over time? The essays in The Historical Film: History and Memory in Media probe the roles that cinema and television play in altering and complicating our understanding of historical events.

Graphic cinematic violence is a magnet for controversy. From passionate defenses to outraged protests, theories abound concerning this defining feature of modern film: Is it art or exploitation, dangerous or liberating?

This collection of essays demonstrates the usefulness of looking at cinema with the analytical methods provided by art theory.

This text examines the ways in which conema has been considered an arena of conflict and interaction between nations and nationhood.

Asian American filmmaking is one of the fastest growing areas of independent and studio production. This volume is key to understanding the vitality of this new cinema.

The essays in this collection provide a variety of perspectives on black representation and questions of racial authenticity in mainstream as well as African American independent cinema.

Zionism was not only a political and ideological program but also a sexual one.

Traces the history of spectatorship and gaze theory in film studies.

Essays on the era of silent film

"A collection of essays examining issues of censorship and regulation in the movies indutry from the 1900 through the early 1970s.