Perverse Spectators: The Practices of Film Reception

by Janet Staiger

Book Overview

Film and television have never been more prevalent or watched than they are now, yet we still have little understanding of how people process and make use of what they see. And though we acknowledge the enormous role the media plays in our culture, we have only a vague sense of how it actually influences our attitudes and desires. In Perverse Spectators , Janet Staiger argues that studying the interpretive methods of spectators within their historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081478139X
• ISBN13: 9780814781395
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"