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Filmspeak Filmspeak How to understand literary theory by watching movies Edward L. TomarkEn Bloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 175 Fifth Avenue 50 Bedford Square New York London NY 10010 WC1B 3DP USA UK www.bloomsbury.com First published 2012 © Edward L. Tomarken, 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury Academic or the author. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-1-6235-6379-0 Typeset by Fakenham Preprss Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NN In memory of Peter David Tomarken 1942–2006 To Beau, Emma, and Jamie Grimes For My Literary Theory Students Deign on the passing World to turn thine Eyes, And pause awhile from Learning, to be wise Samuel Johnson: “The Vanity of Human Wishes,” 1749, ll. 157–8 ConTEnTs Acknowledgments ix Films analyzed xi Introduction xiii 1 Deconstruction 1 2 Michel Foucault and “power-knowledge” 23 3 Reception theory: Wolfgang Iser 45 4 Jacques Lacan and post-Freudianism 67 5 Post-Marxism: Fredric Jameson 89 6 Post-feminism: Hélène Cixous 109 “A conclusion in which nothing is concluded” 131 Suggestions for teaching literary theory by way of movies 137 Bibliography 151 Index 153 aCknowLEdgmEnTs This book would not exist without the inspiration and encouragement of Evander Lomke. Having located the germ of an idea for the book in a Christmas e-mail, he suggested writing up an outline and then eventually issued the contract. Since that point a few years ago, he has always been there, offering encouragement and invaluable advice throughout the composition and revision of the manuscript. David Barker skilfully guided the first version through expansion and extensive revisions. Kim Storry and her staff promptly and carefully prepared the manuscript for publication. My greatest debt, as ever, is to my beloved wife, Annette Tomarken, who throughout the process provided cogent criticism and a keen eye for proof- reading, all during completion of her own scholarly project.
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