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Melodrama and Trauma
Modes of Cultural Memory in the American Cinema
To Be Published January 31st 2014 by Routledge
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German Cinema - Terror and Trauma
Cultural Memory Since 1945
In German Cinema – Terror and Trauma Since 1945, Thomas Elsaesser reevaluates the meaning of the Holocaust for postwar German films and culture, while offering a reconsideration of trauma theory today. Elsaesser argues that Germany's attempts at "mastering the past" can be seen as both a failure...
To Be Published October 9th 2013 by Routledge
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The Persistence of Hollywood
While Hollywood’s success – its persistence – has remained constant for almost one hundred years, the study of its success has undergone significant expansion and transformation. Since the 1960s, Thomas Elsaesser’s research has spearheaded the study of Hollywood, beginning with his...
Published December 5th 2011 by Routledge
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Film Theory
An Introduction Through the Senses
What is the relationship between cinema and spectator? That is the central question for film theory, and renowned film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Malte Hagener use this question to guide students through all of the major film theories – from the classical period to today – in this insightful,...
Published December 15th 2009 by Routledge
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Weimar Cinema and After
Germany's Historical Imaginary
German cinema of the 1920s is still regarded as one of the 'golden ages' of world cinema. Films such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Dr Mabuse the Gambler, Nosferatu, Metropolis, Pandora's Box and The Blue Angel have long been canonised as classics, but they are also among the key films defining an...
Published June 14th 2000 by Routledge