Mind Reeling
(December 2020)
Psychopathology on Film Homer B. Pettey - Editor
Across a variety of genres, shows how mental disorders are depicted in cinema.
Mind Reeling investigates how cinema displays and mirrors psychological disorders, such as bipolar disorder, amnesia, psychotic delusions, obsessive compulsive behavior, trauma, paranoia, and borderline personalities. It explores a range of genres, including biopics, comedies, film noirs, contempo...(Read More)
Rule, Britannia!
(October 2018)
The Biopic and British National Identity Homer B. Pettey - Editor R. Barton Palmer - Editor
2019 SAMLA Studies Book Award for Edited Collections, presented by the South Atlantic Modern Language Association
Assesses how cinematic biographies of key figures reflect and shape what it means to be British.
Winner of the 2019 SAMLA Studies Book Award for Edited Collections presented by the South Atlantic Modern Language Association...(Read More)
Hitchcock's Moral Gaze
(February 2017)
R. Barton Palmer - Editor Homer B. Pettey - Editor Steven M. Sanders - Editor
Offers new and compelling perspectives on the deeply moral nature of Hitchcock’s films.
In his essays and interviews, Alfred Hitchcock was guarded about substantive matters of morality, preferring instead to focus on discussions of technique. That has not, however, discouraged scholars and critics from trying to work out what his films imply about such moral matters as honesty, fidelity, jealousy, courage, love, and loya...(Read More)
