How a Film Theory Got Lost and Other Mysteries in Cultural Studies

Contents: Foreword by James Naremore 1. Impressionism, Surrealism, and Film Theory: Path Dependence, or How a Tradition in Film Theory Gets Lost 2. The Bordwell Regime and the Stakes of Knowledge 3. Snapshots: The Beginnings of Photography 4. Tracking 5. How to Start and Avant-Garde 6. How to Teach Cultural Studies 7. The Best Way to Understand Postmodernism 8. The Mystery of Edward Hopper 9. Film and Literature Conclusion Notes Index