Cartographic Cinema

by Tom Conley

Cartography and cinema are what might be called locational machinery. Maps and movies tell their viewers where they are situated, what they are doing, and, to a strong degree, who they are. In this groundbreaking work, eminent scholar Tom Conley establishes the ideological power of maps in classic, contemporary, and avant-garde cinema to shape the imaginary and mediated relations we hold with the world. Cartographic Cinema examines the affinities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816643571
• ISBN13: 9780816643578
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"