Departing from those who define postmodernism in film merely as a visual style or set of narrative conventions, Anne Friedberg develops the first sustained account of the cinema's role in postmodern culture. She explores the ways in which nineteenth-century visual experiences?photography, urban strolling, panorama and diorama entertainments?anticipate contemporary pleasures provided by cinema, video, shopping malls, and emerging virtual reality technologies. Comparing the visual practices of shopping, tourism, and film-viewing, Friedberg identifies the experience of virtual mobility through time and space as a key determinant of postmodern cultural identity. Evaluating the theories of Jameson, Lyotard, Baudrillard, and others, she adds critical insights about the role of gender and gender mobility in the configurations of consumer culture. A strikingly original work, Window Shopping challenges many of the existing assumptions about what exactly postmodern is. This book marks the emergence of a compelling new voice in the study of contemporary culture.
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-13
9780520089242
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95156342
Product Key Features
Book Title
Window Shopping: Cinema and the Postmodern
Author
Anne Friedberg
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Number of Pages
287 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
499g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Anne Friedberg
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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