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Crowds, Power, and Transformation in Cinema (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies) by Brill, Lesley is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is Crowds, Power, and Transformation in Cinema (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies) about?
A noted critic brings crowd theory to Film Studies, offering a bold new analysis of the pervasive cinematic themes of transformation and power. From Intolerance to The Silence of the Lambs, motion pictures show crowds and power in complex, usually antagonistic, relationships. Key to understanding this opposition is an intrinsic capability of the cinema: transformation. Making unprecedented use of Elias Canetti's Crowds and Power, Lesley Brill explores crowds, power, and transformation throughout
Who reads Crowds, Power, and Transformation in Cinema (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies)?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Brill, Lesley
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780814337363
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Science, History, Sports
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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