David La Rocca has edited three books on film and media—The Philosophy of Charlie Kaufman, The Philosophy of War Films, and The Philosophy of Documentary Film: Image, Sound, Fiction, Truth—and is the author or editor of a half-dozen more volumes. He has taught philosophy and cinema, and held visiting positions at Binghamton, Cornell, Cortland, Harvard, Ithaca College, and Vanderbilt.
17 Ebooks von David LaRocca
David LaRocca: The Philosophy of Charlie Kaufman
From the Academy Award-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Academy Award-nominated Adaptation (2002) to the cult classic Being John Malkovich (1999), screenwriter Charlie Kaufman …
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€21.99
Jennifer L. McMahon: The Philosophy of Tim Burton
Director and producer Tim Burton impresses audiences with stunning visuals, sinister fantasy worlds, and characters whose personalities are strange and yet familiar. Drawing inspiration from sources …
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€21.99
R. Barton Palmer & Steven M. Sanders: Philosophy of Michael Mann
A collection of essays exploring the philosophical themes and aesthetic vision behind blockbuster film including The Insider, Public Enemies, and more.Known for his finely crafted crime thrillers, Am …
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€19.32
David LaRocca: The Philosophy of War Films
Wars have played a momentous role in shaping the course of human history. The ever-present specter of conflict has made it an enduring topic of interest in popular culture, and many movies, from Holl …
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€21.99
David LaRocca: Philosophy of Documentary Film
The spirit that founded the volume and guided its development is radically inter- and transdisciplinary. Dispatches have arrived from anthropology, communications, English, film studies (including th …
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€64.27
Richard Schneider: Dark Nature
In The Ecological Thought, eco-philosopher Timothy Morton has argued for the inclusion of ‚;dark ecology‘ in our thinking about nature. Dark ecology, he argues, puts hesitation, uncertainty, irony, a …
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€47.57
Corey McCall & Tom Nurmi: Melville among the Philosophers
For more than a century readers have found Herman Melville’s writing rich with philosophical ideas, yet there has been relatively little written about what, exactly, is philosophically significant ab …
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€47.57
Adam Barkman & Antonio Sanna: Critical Companion to Steven Spielberg
A Critical Companion to Steven Spielberg offers a comprehensive, detailed study of the works of Steven Spielberg. Spielberg’s early productions stand as landmarks in contemporary cinema, and his invo …
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€38.40
David LaRocca: Philosophy of Charlie Kaufman
From the Academy Award-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Academy Award-nominated Adaptation (2002) to the cult classic Being John Malkovich (1999), screenwriter Charlie Kaufman …
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€157.77
David LaRocca: Philosophy of War Films
Wars have played a momentous role in shaping the course of human history. The ever-present specter of conflict has made it an enduring topic of interest in popular culture, and many movies, from Holl …
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€157.13
Joshua Sikora: Critical Companion to Terrence Malick
From the dust of the Montana plains to the farthest reaches of the cosmos, Terrence Malick’s films have enchanted audiences with transcendent images of nature, humanity, and grace for nearly fifty ye …
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€44.82
Adam Barkman & Antonio Sanna: Critical Companion to Robert Zemeckis
A Critical Companion to Robert Zemeckis offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of the works of Robert Zemeckis, whose films include successful productions such as the Back to the Future …
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€44.82
Christopher Turner & M. Blake Wilson: Philosophy of Werner Herzog
Legendary director, actor, author, and provocateur Werner Herzog has incalculably influenced contemporary cinema for decades. Until now there has been no sustained effort to gather and present a vari …
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€44.82
Steven Sanders & Aeon J. Skoble: The Philosophy of Michael Mann
Known for restoring vitality and superior craftsmanship to the crime thriller, American filmmaker Michael Mann has long been regarded as a talented triple threat capable of moving effortlessly betwee …
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€38.99
David LaRocca: Metacinema
When a work of art shows an interest in its own status as a work of arteither by reference to itself or to other workswe have become accustomed to calling this move "meta." While scholars a …
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€31.69
Jennifer L. McMahon: Philosophy of Tim Burton
Director and producer Tim Burton impresses audiences with stunning visuals, sinister fantasy worlds, and characters whose personalities are strange and yet familiar. Drawing inspiration from sources …
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€156.85
David LaRocca & Sandra Laugier: Television with Stanley Cavell in Mind
This collection of new work on the philosophical importance of television starts from a model for reading films proposed by Stanley Cavell, whereby film in its entirety—actors and production included …
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