{"product_id":"engaging-cinema-an-introduction-to-film-studies-9780393934915","title":"Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies","description":"In what ways do films influence and interact with society? What social forces determine the kinds of movies that get made? How do movies reinforce--and sometimes overturn--social norms? As societies evolve, do the films that were once considered 'great' slip into obscurity? Which ones? Why? These questions, and many others like them, represent the mainstream of scholarly film studies today. In \u003cem\u003eEngaging Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e, Bill Nichols offers the first book for introductory film students that tackles these topics head-on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Published in a handy 'trade paperback' format, \u003cem\u003eEngaging Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e is inexpensive and utterly unique in the field--a perfect complement to or replacement for standard film texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNichols, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBill Nichols\u003c\/strong\u003e (Ph.D., UCLA) is Professor of Cinema at San Francisco State University. A leading (and founding) figure in the film studies community, Nichols is the editor of the seminal anthologies, \u003cem\u003eMovies and Methods, Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/em\u003e (1976; 1985) and the leading textbook in documentary film, \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Documentary\u003c\/em\u003e (2001). His other books include \u003cem\u003eIdeology and the Image\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003eRepresenting Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), \u003cem\u003eBlurred Boundaries: Questions of Meaning in Contemporary Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), and \u003cem\u003eMaya Deren and the American Avant-Garde\u003c\/em\u003e (ed., 2001).","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645401927954,"sku":"9780393934915","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4cc1757-2763-4c25-9d0b-c079795f0f54.jpg?v=1733151237","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/engaging-cinema-an-introduction-to-film-studies-9780393934915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}