Overview
Constitutes the first book to translate Latour and Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to a practical application in film studies
Functions as an introduction to, and overview of the development and state-of-the art of both Latourian philosophy as well as American teen films
Introduces the notion of a flexible film semiotics that takes the films as artifacts in their own right, and not just as barometers for social and historical factors
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book is one of the first to apply the theoretical tools proposed by French philosopher Bruno Latour to film studies. Through the example of the Hollywood Teen Film and with a particular focus on Actor-Network Theory (ANT), the book delineates how Teen Film has established itself as one of Hollywood’s most consistent and dynamic genres. While many productions may recycle formulaic patterns, there is also a proliferation of cinematic coming-of-age narratives that are aesthetically and politically progressive, experimental, and complex. The case studies develop a Latourian film semiotics as a flexible analytical approach which raises new questions, not only about the history, types and tropes of teen films, but also about their aesthetics, mediality, and composition. Through an exploration of a wide and diverse range of examples from the past decade, including films by female and African-American directors, urban and rural perspectives, and non-heteronormative sexualities, Actor-Network Theory at the Movies demonstrates how the classic Teen Film canon has been regurgitated, expanded, and renewed.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Björn Sonnenberg-Schrank teaches in the English Department at the University of Cologne, Germany, and has written about American cinema, art, literature, objects, spaces, popular and counter culture(s).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Actor-Network Theory at the Movies
Book Subtitle: Reassembling the Contemporary American Teen Film With Latour
Authors: Björn Sonnenberg-Schrank
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31287-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31286-2Published: 30 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31289-3Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31287-9Published: 29 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 255
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Genre, Aesthetics