Film Studies: An Introduction (Buckland Warren)(Paperback)

Film Studies: An Introduction (Buckland Warren)(Paperback)

An unpretentious guide for all those who want to learn to analyse, understand and evaluate films.Film Studies: An Introduction provides an overview of the key areas in film studies, including aesthetics, narrative, genre, documentary films and the secrets of film reviewing. From Hitchcock and

Film Theory: Rational Reconstructions - Buckland Warren

In Film Theory: Rational Reconstructions, Warren Buckland asks a series of questions about how film theory gets written in the first place:How does it select its objects of study and its methods of inquiry?How does it make discoveries and explain filmic phenomena? And,How does it formulate and

Film Studies, Second Edition: An Introduction (Sikov Ed)(Paperback)

Film Studies is a concise and indispensable introduction to the formal study of cinema. Ed Sikov offers a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active reader and

An Introduction to Global Studies (MacKinnon Aran)(Paperback)

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, An Introduction to Global Studies presents readers with a solid introduction to the complex, interconnected forces and issues confronting today's globalized world. Introduces readers to major theories, key terms, concepts, and notable theorists Equips readers

An Introduction to Game Studies (Mayra Frans)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Game Studies is a core textbook for game studies as an academic discipline, and is the comprehensive guide to the field. It introduces the student to the history and character of games studies as an analytical study of games in culture, and then moves to provide an overview of

Film Studies: A Global Introduction (Davis Glyn)(Paperback)

Film Studies: A Global Introduction reroutes film studies from its Euro-American focus and canon in order to introduce students to a medium that has always been global but has become differently and insistently so in the digital age.Glyn Davis, Kay Dickinson, Lisa Patti and Amy Villarejo's approach

Contemporary Health Studies: An Introduction (Warwick-Booth Louise)(Paperback)

Contemporary Health Studies provides an accessible introduction to current issues and key debates in understanding and promoting health. Its up-to-date, global focus places a strong emphasis on the social, political and environmental dimensions of health. Part One sets the scene by looking closely

Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction (Paxson Peyton)(Paperback)

Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction, 2nd edition is a comprehensive yet concise survey of the history of mass communication media, discussing the current state of each medium, and anticipating the future of mass media. Divided into twelve chapters, it can be used in either

Geographies of Development: An Introduction to Development Studies (Potter Robert)(Paperback)

Now in its fourth edition, Geographies of Development: An Introduction to Development Studies remains a core, balanced and comprehensive introductory textbook for students of Development Studies, Development Geography and related fields. This clear and concise text encourages critical engagement by

Critical Media Studies: An Introduction (Ott Brian L.)(Paperback)

First Comprehension Teacher's Guide (Warren Celia)(Paperback / softback)

First Comprehension provides an early introduction to written comprehension, developing children's enthusiasm for reading and their ability to interpret texts. The First Comprehension Teacher's Guide provides a wealth of supporting information and resources, enabling you to use First Comprehension

First Comprehension Book 1 (Warren Celia)(Paperback / softback)

First Comprehension provides an early introduction to written comprehension, developing children's enthusiasm for reading and their ability to interpret texts. First Comprehension Book 1 is aimed at children in Year 2 (ages 6 - 7) who are attempting written comprehension for the first

First Comprehension Book 2 (Warren Celia)(Paperback / softback)

First Comprehension provides an early introduction to written comprehension, developing children's enthusiasm for reading and their ability to interpret texts. First Comprehension Book 2 is aimed at children who are gaining confidence in written

Body Studies: An Introduction (Demello Margo)(Paperback)

In recent years, body studies has expanded rapidly, becoming an increasingly popular field of study within anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. This groundbreaking textbook takes the topics and theories from these disciplines, and combines them into one single, easily accessible text for

Food: The Key Concepts (Belasco Warren)(Paperback)

Food: The Key Concepts presents an exciting, coherent and interdisciplinary introduction to food studies for the beginning reader. Food Studies is an increasingly complex field, drawing on disciplines as diverse as Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies at one end and Economics, Politics and

History and Philosophy of the Humanities: An Introduction (Leezenberg Michiel)(Paperback)

The humanities include disciplines as diverse as literary theory, linguistics, history, film studies, theology, and philosophy. Do these various fields of study have anything in common that distinguishes them from, say, physics or sociology? The tripartite division between the natural sciences, the

Introduction to Science & Tech (Sismondo Sergio)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, Second Edition reflects the latest advances in the field while continuing to provide students with a road map to the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying

The Life of Texts: An Introduction to Literary Studies (Brillenburg Wurth Kiene)(Paperback)

This innovative introduction to literary studies takes 'the life of texts' as its overarching frame. It provides a conceptual and methodological toolbox for analysing novels, poems, and all sorts of other texts as they circulate in oral, print, and digital form. It shows how texts inspire each

The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism (Warren James)(Paperback)

This Companion presents both an introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism and also a critical account of the major areas of its philosophical interest. Chapters span the school's history from the early Hellenistic Garden to the Roman Empire and its later

Security Studies: An Introduction (Williams Paul D.)(Pevná vazba)

Security Studies: An Introduction, 3rd edition, is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks, and issues on the contemporary security agenda. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated, with

ISE Film Art: An Introduction (Bordwell David)(Paperback / softback)

Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human-Animal Studies (Demello Margo)(Paperback)

Human-animal studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the spaces that animals occupy in human social and cultural worlds. It examines the interactions humans and animals have with each other and the ways animal lives intersect with human societies. Since existing social orders rely on

Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction (Goodley Dan)(Paperback)

Passionate, engaging and challenging, this second edition of the ground-breaking Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction is a contemporary introduction to this diverse and complex field. Taking an interdisciplinary and critical approach, the book examines a diverse range of theories

An Introduction to Film Analysis: Technique and Meaning in Narrative Film (Ryan Michael)(Paperback)