The Mind Screen : Identification Desire and Its Cinematic Arena

Name: The Mind Screen
Brand: Peter Lang AG
SKU: 9783631668481
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by Georg Schmid

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 3631668481

ISBN-13 9783631668481

Edition New

Publisher Peter Lang AG

Imprint Peter Lang AG

Country of Manufacture DE

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 16th, 2015

Print length 329 Pages

Weight 41 grams

Product Classification: Films, cinema Films, cinema Cultural studies Cultural studies Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)Behaviourism, Behavioural theory Psychology: emotions

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For well over a century, films have exerted enormous influence. Viewers tend to identify unconsciously with the actors/actresses. The desire to become another, substituting identity by identification, can be traced to the illusion that the filmic heroes/heroines are immortal – identifying with them raises the possibility of gaining «deathlessness.»

For well over a century cinema has exerted enormous influence, yet many questions regarding its fascination remain unanswered. Films work so well because the viewers tend to unconsciously identify with the actors/actresses. The desire to become another, substituting identity by identification, can be traced to the illusion that the filmic heroes/heroines are immortal – identifying with them raises the possibility of gaining «deathlessness.» Viewers can, without real life risks, experiment with the existential drafts presented; the power of imagination is mobilized. Based on a multidisciplinary approach (semiotics, psychoanalysis, cultural anthropology, plus a healthy dose of film history), this book presents prolegomena of a philosophy of cinema.

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