Anticolonialism, Ontology, and Semiotics: A Cinematic Exploration (1) (Routledge Focus on Film Studies)

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Synopsis
Anticolonialism, Ontology, and Semiotics places anticolonial theory, semiotic analysis, and contemporary Hollywood film into conversation. Synthesizing Algirdas Greimas’ semiotic square with the theories of anticolonial philosophers like Frantz Fanon, Eldridge Cleaver, and Sylvia Wynter, Anderson reconstructs an anticolonial social ontology for use as a method of film analysis. Using this ontology to interpret a wide range of films, the book defies the assumptions and challenges the conclusions of postcolonial and intersectional approaches. Reaching beyond the application of anticolonial theory for the purpose of film criticism, the book uses theory to interpret film while using film to illustrate and interpret theory. Along the way, readers are challenged to reconsider class, race, gender, sexuality, violence, and liberation not only in the cinematic world but also in the worlds we all inhabit.This concise yet broad-reaching work will interest scholars and students of film studies, film philosophy, anticolonialism and postcolonialism, race and gender studies.
Copyright:
2026

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Book Size:
124 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040678770
Related ISBNs:
9781041106647, 9781003656258, 9781040573198
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Patrick D. Anderson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Reference, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Philosophy
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