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基本説明
This guide charts the major developments within star studies - a key area of film studies. It identifies a number of dominant themes, explains major theories, concepts and methodolgoies, and explores the diversity of approaches adopeted by numerous leading international scholars.
Full Description
Martin Shingler presents the mother volume for Palgrave's Film Stars series in three easily-navigable chapters in which he provides a summative and instructive account of star studies for today's film student. Via a critical evaluation of the work of leading film scholars, he provides a convincing argument for howthis important area of film studies has evolved. Building on this, he offerssome new directions for star scholarship, and ends by offering the film student a useful set of themes and issues for his or her own investigation. 'Star Studies' is the perfect companion for the student who wishes to foster further research on stardom across a wide range of contexts, from national cinemas, to mainstream and marginal cinemas, to different historical periods and beyond.
Contents
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1 Star Studies: mapping out the field of star studies within film studies.- 2 Methods: ways of analysing screen performance.- 3 Star Qualities: in search of the prerequisites for stardom.- 4 Star Systems: the mechanics of star production.- 5 Star Identities: from image to persona and publicity to gossip.- 6 Unstable Symbols: on the representativeness of film stars.- Conclusion.- Notes.- References.- Index.
