For a long time, comparisons of cinema and photography have been predominantly a question of contrast, both of their forms and their ways of seeing. […]
Birth
“Birth” could be the main concept of a philosophy of commencement: indeed, it is not only a biological event or an effective metaphor for new […]
Extended Temporalities. Transient Visions in the Museum and in Art
This book contains a series of reflections on the theme of temporalities in cinema in the world of art. They do so interweaving various paths, […]
Beyond Nihilism. The Knot of Plurality
Nihilism and/or community. The European Question. The gift of the in-common. Touching on different themes and authors, the papers presented here probe the prolificness that […]
Separate Humans. Anthropology, Ontology, Existence
This book is a theoretical essay that lays foundations on which to build an anthropology directly focusing on human units. In the first chapter, the […]
Plots and Plotters. Double Agents and Villains in Spy Fictions
The aim of this collection of essays is to explore “negative characters” in the espionage narratives of some of the most esteemed English writers, such […]
Aesthetic resistance and dis-interest. That Which Will Not Allow Itself to Be Said
The collusion of galleries, collectors and curators, following the model of studio film and network TV, has equated popularity with quality. The problem then is […]
Limits of Knowledge. The Nineteenth-Century Epistemological Debate and Beyond
Ignorabimus! We will never know! With this statement and his talk on the limits of natural knowledge in 1872, Emil du Bois-Reymond stirred up a […]
A History of Cinema Without Names. A Research Project
A Research Project FilmForum/2015 XXII Convegno Internazionale di Studi sul Cinema XXII International Film Studies Conference University of Udine Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi […]