The Cognitive Semiotics of Film

By Warren Buckland

Book Overview

In The Cognitive Semiotics of Film, Warren Buckland argues that the conflict between cognitive film theory and contemporary film theory is unproductive. He examines and develops the work of cognitive film semiotics, a neglected branch of film theory that combines the insights of cognitive science with those of linguistics and semiotics. Presenting a survey of cognitive film semiotics, this study also reevaluates the film semiotics of the 1960s, highlights the weaknesses of American cognitive film theory, and challenges the move toward post-theory in film studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521037158
• ISBN13: 9780521037150
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"