Aesthetic Evaluation and Film

This book explores evaluative aesthetics and criticism in film, explaining key concepts, connecting philosophers, theorists, and critics, and analyzing form through close analysis of film sequences. It advocates for a flexible approach informed by medium, convention, prominence, pattern, and relation, and is suitable for students and academics in film studies and philosophical aesthetics.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 09 August 2018
Publisher: Manchester University Press

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate realm of evaluative aesthetics and criticism, specifically focusing on their application to film. Organized around the explanation of key concepts, it illuminates the profound connections between the work of philosophers, theorists, and critics, while also demonstrating the evaluation of form through the meticulous analysis of film sequences. The book advocates for a flexible and multifaceted approach to aesthetic evaluation, considering factors such as medium, convention, prominence, pattern, and relation. Instead of privileging a particular theory or film style, it models a type of approach, attention, process, and discourse that can be applied to a wide range of films and philosophical aesthetics.

Suitable for students of film studies and philosophical aesthetics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Aesthetic Evaluation and Film also serves as a valuable framework for academics engaged in research or teaching in this field. Moreover, its crisp and lucid style ensures that the book is accessible to a broader readership, interested in exploring the complexities of evaluative aesthetics and criticism in the context of film.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 212 x 144 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784991258