The Terministic Screen: Rhetorical Perspectives on Film

by David Blakesley

Book Overview

The Terministic Screen: Rhetorical Perspectives on Film examines the importance of rhetoric in the study of film and film theory. Rhetorical approaches to film studies have been widely practiced, but rarely discussed until now. Taking on such issues as Hollywood blacklisting, fascistic aesthetics, and postmodern dialogics, editor David Blakesley presents fifteen critical essays that examine rhetoric's role in such popular films as The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809328291
• ISBN13: 9780809328291
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"