Rule, Britannia!
(October 2018)
The Biopic and British National Identity Homer B. Pettey - Editor R. Barton Palmer - Editor
Assesses how cinematic biographies of key figures reflect and shape what it means to be British.
Rule, Britannia! surveys the British biopic, a genre crucial to understanding how national cinema engages with the collective experience and values of its intended audience. Offering a provocative take on an aspect of filmmaking with profound cultural significance, the volume focuses on how screen biographies of prominent figu...(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)
