Gary McCarron

Cultural Theory in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock

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Produktbeschreibung

This book considers several aspects of Alfred Hitchcockà â â s filmmaking from philosophical and social scientific points of view. Its principal aim is to place Hitchcockà â â s films in the context of debates in various philosophical and cultural traditions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9781839988462
• ISBN-10: 1839988460
• Artikelnr.: 66770175

Autorenporträt

Gary McCarron is an associate professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. He is also the Graduate Chair of Simon Fraser University's program for Graduate Liberal Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Re-viewing Hitchcock's Films
1.The Incidental MacGuffin: Equivalence and Substitution
2.The Myth of Ideal Form and Hitchcock's Quest for Pure Cinema
3.Ambiguity and Complexity in The Birds
4.Telling the Truth and The Wrong/ed Man
5.Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail and the Problem of Moral Agency
6.Hitchcock's Debt to Silence: Time and Space in The Lodger
7.Hitchcock's Deferred Dénouement and the Problem of Rhetorical Form
8.Moralizing Uncertainty: Suspicion and Faith in Hitchcock's
Suspicion
Index