General Introduction
Part One: Genre Studies
Part Two: Postcolonialism
Part Three: Feminism
Part Four: Psychoanalysis
Part Five: Queer Theory
Coda
Select Filmography
Further Perceiving
Select Glossary
Index
Elsie Walker is Associate Professor of Film Studies at Salisbury University, Maryland. She has taught film in three countries (New Zealand and England, as well as the United States) and she has published many articles on film, sound tracks, and adaptations of Shakespeare. She co-edited Conversations With Directors (2008), and she is coeditor-in-chief of Literature/Film Quarterly.
"Elsie Walker's multifaceted approach in Understanding Sound Tracks
Through Film Theory provides a rich, strategic bridging of
musicology to the venerable and varied tenets of film theory.
Rigorously researched, it is pioneering inquiry, crowned by a bevy
of stimulating analyses." --Ron Sadoff, Director, NYU Steinhardt
Film Music and co-founder, Music and the Moving Image
"Deftly negotiating the territory between introducing theoretical
concepts and developing nuanced analyses, Walker's approach is
ideally suited to engaging those new to considering how profoundly
music and sound influence the experience of cinema." --Robynn J.
Stilwell, Georgetown University
"Walker's writing style is accessible, so anyone interested...will
find this study engaging and illuminating...This expertly
researched book is a must read for those interested in film
studies."--Choice
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