{"product_id":"hotels-9781531509651","title":"Hotels","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Marienbad to the Bates Motel, cinematic hotels are more than a mere backdrop to a film's action. They actively scaffold the formal, aesthetic, and narrative possibilities of cinema. This book takes a journey through spaces of temporary dwelling--hotels, inns, and motels--to delve into the dynamics and contradictions that structure modern life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, O'Dwyer considers questions of plot and eroticism, labor and globalization, and the ethics and economics of hospitality. Drawing on a broad array of films from European art cinema to experimental adult media, and placing cinema into dialogue with film theory and media history, \u003ci\u003eHotels\u003c\/i\u003e explores both how and why the hotel has such a strong purchase on the cinematic imaginary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules O'Dwyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Teaching Associate in Film Studies and French at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seduction of Space: Cruising French Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2025).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199429116178,"sku":"9781531509651","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76cf36bd-cae0-41dd-a4c4-9b17e7737e64.jpg?v=1744876658","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hotels-9781531509651","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}