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The Soul of Film Theory

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Sarah Cooper

    1. King’s College London, UK

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: The Soul of Film Theory

    • Sarah Cooper
    Pages 1-22

  3. Classical Souls

    • Sarah Cooper
    Pages 23-67

  4. Signifying Souls

    • Sarah Cooper
    Pages 68-107

  5. Body and Soul

    • Sarah Cooper
    Pages 108-151

  6. Concluding Remarks

    • Sarah Cooper
    Pages 152-155

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 156-209
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About this book

In this innovative book, Sarah Cooper revisits the history of film theory in order to bring to the fore the neglected concept of the soul and to trace its changing fortunes. The Soul of Film Theory charts the legacy of this multi-faceted, contested term, from the classical to the contemporary era.

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"This is an exceptional, brilliant, and very wide-reaching volume. It makes bold and beautiful claims about the soul in theory and in film. Through Sarah Cooper's reflective attention to cinema from its inception forwards, and her fine engagement with film philosophy, a different history emerges." - Emma Wilson, University of Cambridge, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • King’s College London, UK

    Sarah Cooper

About the author

Sarah Cooper is Head of Film Studies and Reader in Film Theory and Aesthetics at King's College London, UK. She is author of Relating to Queer Theory (Peter Lang, 2001), Selfless Cinema? Ethics and French Documentary (Legenda, 2006, 2008) and Chris Marker (MUP, 2008).

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