| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Edinburgh scholarship online |
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Edinburgh scholarship online
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Rhythm of Life: The Pulse in the Image; Chapter 2: The Rhythm of Life: The Pulse in the Spectator; Chapter 3: Aisthesis and Dispositif: The Pulse and its Analogues; Chapter 4: Automutilation and Metonymy: The Economy of the Pulse; Chapter 5: Blood and Convulsive Affect: Vectors of the Pulse as Sovereign Operations; Bibliography; Filmography; Index |
| Summary |
When we think of the pulse in cinema, we may think of the heartbeat of the spectator as they respond to affective or moving scenes in the film, or how fast-paced and shocking images exacerbate this affective response. Conceptually extending cinema spectatorship, The Pulse in Cinema contends that cinema is an energetic arrangement of affective and intense forces, where the image and the spectator are specific components. Analysing body horror films such as The Tingler (1959), Dawn of the Dead (1978) and The Beyond (1981), this book builds on Lyotard's concept of the dispositif, Deleuze's work on sensation and Bataille's economic theory to conceptualise a pulse in cinema, arguing for its importance in cinema spectatorship theory |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 11, 2021) |
| Subject |
Horror films -- History and criticism
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Horror films -- Physiological aspects
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
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Horror films
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474475860 |
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1474475868 |
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9781474475877 |
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1474475876 |
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1474495168 |
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9781474495165 |
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