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We are delighted to inform you that we will be present at The Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI)<\/a> annual conference at Montana State University, in Bozeman, Montana, June 13-16, 2018. Please stop by our table to browse the latest selection of books at discounted prices & pick up some free journal samples.<\/p>\n

If you are unable to attend, we would like to provide you with a special discount offer. Receive a 25% discount on all titles listed below. At checkout, simply enter the discount code SCSMI18,<\/strong> valid through July 16th, 2018.<\/p>\n

Visit our website<\/a>\u00ad to browse our interactive online\u00a0Film and Media Studies Catalog <\/a>or use the new enhanced subject searching features\u00ad for a complete listing of all published and forthcoming titles.<\/p>\n

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\"LessonsLESSONS IN PERCEPTION<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist
\nPaul Taberham
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Lessons in Perception<\/em>\u00a0melds film theory and cognitive science in a stimulating investigation of the work of iconic experimental artists such as Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, Maya Deren, and Jordan Belson. In illustrating how avant-garde filmmakers draw from their own mental and perceptual capacities, author Paul Taberham offers a compelling account of how their works expand the spectator\u2019s range of aesthetic sensitivities and open creative vistas uncharted by commercial cinema.<\/p>\n

Lessons in Perception: The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Paul Taberham<\/b>\u00a0is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License\u00a0(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).<\/a><\/p>\n

This edition is supported by\u00a0Knowledge Unlatched<\/a>.\u00a0Available June 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"BodiesBODIES IN PAIN<\/strong><\/a>
\nEmotion and the Cinema of Darren Aronofsky
\nTarja Laine<\/p>\n

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The films of Darren Aronofsky invite emotional engagement by means of affective resonance between the film and the spectator\u2019s lived body. Bodies in Pain<\/em> analyses how Aronofsky\u2019s films engage the spectator in an affective form of viewing that involves all the senses, ultimately engendering a process of (self) reflection through their emotional dynamics.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong>Aronofsky, Auteurship, Aesthetics<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"NewNEW USES OF BOURDIEU IN FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES<\/strong><\/a>
\nEdited by Guy Austin<\/p>\n

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French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu\u2019s work has been extremely influential, but has only intermittently been used to study cinema and new media. With topics ranging from photography to mobile technology, this collection demonstrates the enormous relevance that Bourdieu holds for the field of media studies.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0Bourdieu on Media and Film<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"OrganicORGANIC CINEMA<\/strong><\/a>
\nFilm, Architecture, and the Work of B\u00e9la Tarr
\nThorsten Botz-Bornstein<\/p>\n

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What might the \u201corganic\u201d mean in the context of film studies? This innovative volume locates one instance of organicity in the work of B\u00e9la Tarr, the renowned Hungarian filmmaker \u201cslow cinema\u201d pioneer. It analyzes Tarr\u2019s long take and other signature techniques, establishes links between the seemingly remote spheres of film and architecture.<\/p>\n

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\"Supercinema:SUPERCINEMA<\/strong><\/a>
\nFilm-Philosophy for the Digital Age
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\u201cWith this challenging book, William Brown shows how cinema is a powerful and living machine of thought with which we can build productive and innovative interactions in a way that allows us to call into question entire metaphysical systems, thus making of the seventh art an instrument for philosophical thought in all its complexity.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 New Review of Film and Television Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"CinemaCINEMA OF CHOICE<\/a><\/strong>
\nOptional Thinking and Narrative Movies
\nNitzan Ben Shaul<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2026a welcome contribution to the scholarship on film narrative. Ben Shaul provides thought-provoking commentary on how movies construct their narratives and the process by which audiences cognitively interact with them. Ben Shaul\u2019s book should appeal to anyone interested in film narratology or cognitive studies of film, and is particularly relevant to those interested in experimental narration and interactive storytelling.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Projections. The Journal for Movies and Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"SubjectiveSUBJECTIVE REALIST CINEMA<\/strong><\/a>
\nFrom Expressionism to Inception<\/em>
\nMatthew Campora<\/p>\n

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Subjective Realist Cinema<\/em> looks at the fragmented narratives and multiple realities of a wide range of films that depict subjective experience and employ \u201csubjective realist\u201d narration, including recent examples such as Mulholland Drive, Memento, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The author proposes that an understanding of the narrative structures of these films, particularly their use of mixed and multiple realities, enhances viewers\u2019 enjoyment and comprehension of such films, and that such comprehension offers a key to understanding contemporary filmmaking.<\/p>\n

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\"SubjectiveFree Access for SCSMI Conference Attendees!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Access Projections: The Journal for Movies and Mind<\/a><\/em>, the flagship journal of SCSMI, for the whole month of June. It is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that explores how the mind experiences, understands, and interprets the audiovisual and narrative structures of cinema and other visual media.<\/p>\n

A print and online subscription to Projections<\/em> is a SCSMI member benefit. For membership information and journal access for current SCSMI member please visit the SCSMI website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"SubjectiveScreen Bodies<\/a><\/strong>
\nAn Interdisciplinary Journal of Experience, Perception, and Display<\/a><\/strong>
\nEditor:<\/b>\u00a0Brian Bergen-Aurand,\u00a0Bellevue College, Washington<\/em><\/p>\n

Screen Bodies\u00a0<\/em><\/i>is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the intersection of Screen Studies and Body Studies across disciplines, institutions, and media. It is a forum promoting research on various aspects of embodiment on and in front of screens through articles, reviews, and interviews.\u00a0Screen Bodies<\/em>\u00a0addresses the portrayal, function, and reception of bodies on and in front of screens from the perspectives of gender and sexuality, feminism and masculinity, trans* studies, queer theory, critical race theory, cyborg studies, and dis\/ability studies.<\/p>\n

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