What Is Film?

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by Julie N. Books

Type

Essays

Subject

Theory

Keywords

theory, philosophy, arts

Publishing date

2016

Publisher

Peter Lang

Collection

American University Studies

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 160 pages
6 x 8 ¾ inches (15 x 22 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4331-3408-1

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Book Presentation:
In What Is Film?, Dr. Julie N. Books critically evaluates three philosophical doctrines of film realism (transparency, illusionism, and perceptual realism) and defends her view that films are creative works of art. By examining contemporary films, such as computer-animated films and films with computer-generated images, she shows how films are creative works of art, thereby undermining the long-held view that films are slavish recordings of reality. This book is ideal for academics and courses on the philosophy of film, film theory, film history, filmmaking, metaphysics, and the philosophy of art.

About the Author:
Dr. Julie N. Books, Esq. received her A.B. with honors from Princeton University, her J.D. from The College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law, her MA in philosophy from New York University, and her PhD in philosophy from The University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of The Supersensible in Kant's Critique of Judgment (2016).

See the publisher website: Peter Lang