The first part of a three-volume work devoted to mapping the transnational history of Australian film studies,
Australian Film Theory and Criticism, Volume 1 provides an overview of the period between 1975 and 1990, during which the discipline first became established in the academy. Tracing critical positions, personnel, and institutions across this formative period, Noel King, Constantine Verevis and Deane Williams examine a multitude of books and journal articles published in Australia and distributed internationally though such processes as publication in overseas journals, translation and reprinting. At the same time, they offer important insights about the origins of Australian film theory and its relationship to such related disciplines as English and cultural studies. Ultimately,
Australian Film Theory and Criticism, Volume 1 delineates the historical implications – and reveals the future possibilities – of establishing new directions of inquiry for film studies in Australia and internationally.
Australian Film Theory and Criticism, Volume 2 and
3 are also now available from Intellect.
Cuprins
Preface – Patrice Petro
Introduction
Chapter 1: Australian Film Theory and Criticism – Noel King, Constantine Verevis and Deane Williams
PART I: Institutions
Chapter 2: Film Theory Goes to Australia – Constantine Verevis
Chapter 3: Writing the Australian Film Revival – Constantine Verevis
PART II: Personnel
Chapter 4: Cultural Mobility and Film Studies in Australia 1975-1990 – Noel King
PART III: Criticism
Chapter 5: Shifts and Interventions: Cultural Materialism and Australian Film History – Deane Williams
Chapter 6: Australian Film Theory and Criticism and Cultural Studies – Deane Williams
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Contemporary Australian Film Theory and Criticism – Noel King, Constantine Verevis and Deane Williams
Appendix 1: Australian Journal of Screen Theory (AJST), 1976–1985
Appendix 2: Australian Film Theory and Criticism: The Interviews
Despre autor
Constantine Verevis is associate professor in film and screen studies at Monash University, Melbourne. His recent publications include Flaming Creatures (Columbia University Press, 2020) and (with Daniel Herbert) Film Reboots (Edinburgh University Press, 2020). With Claire Perkins, he is founding co-editor of Screen Serialities (Edinburgh University Press, 2022).