{"product_id":"ex-cinema-from-a-theory-of-experimental-film-and-video-paperback","title":"Ex-Cinema: From a Theory of Experimental Film and Video - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAkira Lippit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean for film and video to be experimental? In this collection of essays framed by the concept \"ex-\"--meaning \u003ci\u003efrom, outside, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eno longer\u003c\/i\u003e--Akira Mizuta Lippit explores the aesthetic, technical, and theoretical reverberations of avant-garde film and video. \u003ci\u003eEx-Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is a sustained reflection on the ways in which experimental media artists move outside the conventions of mainstream cinema and initiate a dialogue on the meaning of cinema itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEx-Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e offers lucid and mesmerizing readings of a broad spectrum of avant-garde films and videos, ranging from Derek Jarman's Blue to Martin Arnold's and Matthias Müller's very different found footage works, from Maya Deren to structural film, and from Su Friedrich's performative autobiographies to Diane Thater's zoo videos. Lippit's passion for addressing the philosophical implications of experimental film and video is as astounding as it is laudable. --Roy Grundmann, author of \u003ci\u003eAndy Warhol's Blow Job\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this collection of brilliant essays on avant-garde film and video, Akira Lippit manifests a precise intelligence and a critical acumen that stretch our understanding of cinema. Invoking the concept of 'Ex-Cinema, ' he produces an intricate chain of questions that challenge conventional notions of interiority and exteriority, medium specificity, and narratives of the self. Lippit's writing resonates with the affective impact of the works he discusses--from Derek Jarman's \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e to Jacques Derrida's work on blindness and the spectral. This is a dazzling tour through a series of provocative and groundbreaking works.\" --Mary Ann Doane, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Emergence of Cinematic Time: Modernity, Contingency, the Archive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkira Mizuta Lippit\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cinematic Arts, Comparative Literature, and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. He is on the board of Film Quarterly, and is author of \u003ci\u003eAtomic Light (Shadow Optics)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElectric Animal: Toward a Rhetoric of Wildlife\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 201\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457530970365,"sku":"9780520274143","price":69.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/MFRLRFUwLzNVSFl1SE0rbWQ0MXpadz09.webp?v=1777238095","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/ex-cinema-from-a-theory-of-experimental-film-and-video-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}