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  | | Lukácsian Film Theory and Cinema A Study of Georg Lukács' Writing on Film 1913-1971 by Ian Aitken Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2012 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-7884-2, ISBN: 0-7190-7884-9 "Lukacsian film theory and cinema explores Georg Lukacs' writings on film. The Hungarian Marxist critic Georg Lukacs is primarily known as a literary theorist, but he also wrote extensively on the cinema. These writings have remained little known in the English-speaking world because the great majority of them have never actually been translated into English - until now. Aitken has gathered together the most important essays and the tra ..." |
 | | The Colonial Documentary Film in South and South-East Asia(Reprint) by Ian Aitken, Camille Deprez Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2018 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-3196-5, ISBN: 1-4744-3196-8 "Based on rare archival documents and films, this anthology is the first to focus primarily on the use of official and colonial documentary films in the South and South-East Asian regions. Drawing together a range of international scholars, the book sheds new light on historical, theoretical and empirical issues pertaining to the documentary film, in order to better comprehend the significant transformations of the form in the colonial, ..." |
 | | The Major Realist Film Theorists(1st Edition) A Critical Anthology by Ian Aitken, Professor Ian Aitken Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2017 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-2596-4, ISBN: 1-4744-2596-8 "Challenging preconceptions about 'classical' theory and the nature of realist representation, and in the process demonstrating how this body of work can be seen as a cohesive theoretical model, this invaluable collection will help return ..." |
 | | Realist film theory and cinema(1st Edition) The nineteenth-century Lukácsian and intuitionist realist traditions by Ian Aitken Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2006 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-7000-6, ISBN: 0-7190-7000-7 "‘Realist film theory and cinema’ embraces studies of cinematic realism and 19th century tradition, the realist film theories of Lukács, Grierson, Bazin and Kracauer, and the relationship of realist film theory to the general field of film theory and philosophy. This is the first book to attempt a rigorous and systematic application of realist film theory to the analysis of particular films.The book suggests new ways forward for a new se ..." |
 | | SPLENDID! SPLENDID!(1st Edition) THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIE WHITELAW by Ian Aitken, Mark Garnett, Numerous Photo Illustrations. Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2002 by Jonathan Cape Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-224-06311-1, ISBN: 0-224-06311-1 |
 | | Hong Kong Documentary Film(1st Edition) by Ian Aitken, Michael Ingham, Professor Ian Aitken Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 2014 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7486-6469-6, ISBN: 0-7486-6469-6 "Does Hong Kong have a significant tradition of documentary film-making? Until recently, many film scholars believed not. Yet, when Ian Aitken and Michael Ingham challenged this assumption, they discovered a rich cinematic tradition dating back to the 1890s. Under-researched and often forgotten, documentary film-making in Hong Kong includes a thriving independent documentary film movement, a large archive of documentaries made by the col ..." |
 | | Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film, 3 Volume Set(1st Edition) by Ian Aitken, Professor Ian Aitken Hardcover, 1,968 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-57958-445-0, ISBN: 1-57958-445-4 "The Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from the Lumiere brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory (1885) to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 (2004). This Encyclopedia provides a resource that critically analyzes that history in all its aspects. Not only does this Encyclopedia examine individual films and the careers of individual film makers, it also prov ..." |
 | | Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film Volume 1: A-G Index by Ian Aitken Hardcover, 1,110 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-97637-4, ISBN: 0-415-97637-5 |
 | | Film and Reform(Updated) John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement (Cinema & Society) by Ian Aitken, Jack C. Ellis Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1992 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-08121-4, ISBN: 0-415-08121-1 "Best known for his documentaries such as "Drifters", "North Sea", and "Housing Problems", John Grierson was regarded as one of the most important figures in the British documentary film movement and one of the most influential of British film theorists. Grierson's conception of film as an instrument of social persuasion was derived from an aesthetic tradition based on philosophical idealism, and his theory of documentary film indicates ..." |
 | | Realist film theory and cinema(1st Edition) The nineteenth-century Lukácsian and intuitionist realist traditions by Ian Aitken Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2006 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-7001-3, ISBN: 0-7190-7001-5 "'Realist film theory and cinema' embraces studies of cinematic realism and 19th century tradition, the realist film theories of Lukacs, Grierson, Bazin and Kracauer, and the relationship of realist film theory to the general field of film theory and philosophy. This is the first book to attempt a rigorous and systematic application of realist film theory to the analysis of particular films. The book suggests new ways forward for a new s ..." |
 | | Hong Kong Documentary Film(Reprint) by Ian Aitken, Michael Ingham, Professor Ian Aitken Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2015 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-0559-1, ISBN: 1-4744-0559-2 "Offers a comprehensive study of the lost genre of Hong Kong documentary film. Does Hong Kong have a significant tradition in documentary filmmaking? Until recently, many film scholars believed not. Yet, when Ian Aitken and Michael Ingham challenged this assumption, they discovered a rich cinematic tradition, dating back to the 1890s. Under researched and often forgotten, documentary film making in Hong Kong includes a thriving independe ..." |
 | | The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film(1st Edition) by Ian Aitken, Professor Ian Aitken Hardcover, 1,120 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-59642-8, ISBN: 0-415-59642-4 "The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from the Lumière brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1885) to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 (2004). Previously published in three volumes, entries have been edited and updated for the new, concise edition and three new entries have been added on: India, China and Africa. The Concise Ro ..." |
 | | The Documentary Film Movement(1st Edition) An Anthology by Ian Aitken Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1998 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7486-0948-2, ISBN: 0-7486-0948-2 "This book is the first to bring together the most important material by and on the documentary film movement which has laid the foundations of British national film culture. It includes generous selections from the work of John Grierson as well as writings by Paul Rotha, Humphrey Jennings, Alberto Cavalcanti and Basil Wright. Each section is accompanied by short commentaries. A full introduction examines the historical development of th ..." |
 | | Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film by Ian Aitken Hardcover, 3 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-97638-1, ISBN: 0-415-97638-3 "With over 800 articles from scholars around the world, the "Encyclopaedia of the Documentary Film" is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from Edison's "Blacksmith Scene" (1893) to Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" (2004). All over the world documentary films have provided engaging, provocative, and skilled representations of life and the Encyclopaedia provides a resource that critically analyses that hist ..." |
 | | The British Official Film in South-East Asia(1st Edition) Malaya/Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong by Ian Aitken Digital, 248 Pages, Published 2016 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-137-49344-6, ISBN: 1-137-49344-5 "This book explores the ways in which the British official film was used in Malaya/Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong from 1945 to the 1970s. Aitken uncovers how the British official film, and British official information agencies, adapted to the epochal contexts of the Cold War and end of empire. In addition to an extensive introduction, which touches on a number of critical issues related to the post-war British official film, the book ..." |
 | | Hong Kong Documentary Film by Ian Aitken, Michael Ingham 232 Pages, Published 2014 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7486-6470-2, ISBN: 0-7486-6470-X "On the one hand, having no designated category or award for documentaries has probably reduced the number of documentaries submitted; on the other hand, the decision tends to reflect a wider acceptance of documentaries and the corollary that the form is now capable of competing in the Festival alongside fiction films and music videos. In addition, the annual Chinese Documentary Film Festival, held at the Agnès B. cinema in the Arts ..." |
 | | Routledge Library Editions Cinema Ser.: Film and Reform : John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement by Ian Aitken 264 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-317-92917-8, ISBN: 1-317-92917-9 "(London, Edward Arnold, 1986). Cornforth, Maurice, Materialism and the Dialectical Method (London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1952). —— TheoryofKnowledge (London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1954). Craig, David, (ed.) Marxists onLiterature, AnAnthology, (London, Pelican, 1975). Crawford, William, How toSucceed in Advertising (London, World's Press News, 1931). Crossick, Geoffrey, 'The Emergence of theLowerMiddle Classin Britain', in TheLower Middl ..." |
 | | The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film by Ian Aitken 1,102 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-136-51206-3, ISBN: 1-136-51206-3 "... Irving Lerner as 'Peter Ellis', Ben Maddow as 'David Wolf') People of the Cumberland: codirector, coeditor (as 'Robert Stebbins', with Jay Leyda as ' Eugene Hill') White Flood: director, writer, editor (in collaboration with Lionel Berman, Ben Maddow as 'David Wolf') The Quiet One: director, editor Steps of Age: director (in collaboration with Ben Maddow, Joseph Strick), editor Decision for Chemistry: director, editor The Americ ..." |
 | | Film and Reform John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement by Ian Aitken 264 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-317-92918-5, ISBN: 1-317-92918-7 "Stevenson, John, and Cook, Chris, The Slump (London, Cape, 1977), p.270. Addison, Paul, The Road to 1945 (London, Quartet, 1977), p.24. Stevenson and Cook, op. cit., p.54. Addison, op. cit., p.35. 'Govemment Competition with the Trade', Kinematograph Weekly (23 November, 1933). Kearney, M., Neville, Secretary of the Film Producers Group and Director of the Film Industries Department, Federation of British Industries, in Sight and S ..." |
 | | Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film 3-Volume Set by Ian Aitken 1,968 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-135-20627-7, ISBN: 1-135-20627-9 "Gianni Paolucci«s La nave (The Ship, 1935), developed in a diary fashion against the background of shipping docks and the building of a liner, and Umberto Barbaro«s I cantieri dell«Adriatico (Adriatic Shipyards, 1932) asserted the bright situation of Italian shipbulding. The long series of movies sponsored by Fiat exemplified the quality of industrial documents. In the first (1922), two newlyweds visit the Fiat factory and follow t ..." |
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