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Backg
rou
nd
In
form
ati
on
:
Jeffre
y G
eig
er
and R
.L. R
uts
ky
!s
Intr
odu
ction
excerp
t is
found in the c
olle
ge-level film
text: F
ilm A
naly
sis
. T
his
short
readin
g o
ffers
a b
rief,
concis
e, and s
uggestive e
ntr
y into
the a
cadem
ic s
tudy o
f cin
em
a. T
hro
ughout th
is c
ours
e w
e w
ill r
etu
rn t
o t
he G
eig
er/
Ruts
ky t
ext
for
exam
ple
s o
f
in-d
epth
clo
se r
eadin
gs o
f in
div
idual film
s.
The k
ey term
s / c
oncepts
are
found in the r
eadin
g (
and a
re o
ften h
ighlig
hte
d in the r
eadin
g its
elf).
A
s y
ou r
ead,
ple
ase t
ake s
om
e n
ote
s in y
our
film
journ
al outlin
ing the m
eanin
gs / d
efinitio
ns o
f each. M
any o
f th
ese w
ord
s w
ill a
ppear
fam
iliar
to y
ou.
Be c
are
ful!
Be s
ure
to o
bserv
e h
ow
they
are
used w
ithin
the s
pecifi
c c
onte
xt of th
e c
urr
ent re
adin
g. R
em
em
ber,
you m
ay u
se a
ny a
nd a
ll no
tes c
onta
ined in y
our
film
journ
al on a
ny
assig
nm
ent or
test in
the c
ours
e.
Key T
erm
s / C
on
cep
ts
IN
TR
OD
UC
TIO
N T
O F
IL
M R
EA
DIN
G N
OT
ES
Pre
-Re
ad
ing
Gu
ide:
Geig
er
& R
uts
ky,
In
troduction
from
Film
Analy
sis
, (2
005).
Lum
ire
Bro
thers
ente
rtain
ment
film
analy
sis
/ c
riticis
m
overa
na
lysis
cin
em
ato
gra
phy
readin
g the fi
lm
denota
tio
n
connota
tion
poly
sem
y
text / conte
xt
exegesis
alle
gory
late
nt /
manifest conte
nt
mis
e-e
n-s
cn
e
ideo
logy
-
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Catherine)Dris
coll)is)Professor)of)G
ende
r)and
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tudies)at)the
)Unive
rsity
)of)S
ydne
y)(Australia).)Sh
e)is)th
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lture,)m
odernity)and
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lescen
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ory)(200
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erienc
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trod
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tinue
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coll)as)well)as)man
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s)alway
s)be
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nd)site
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oncepts:
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:+
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teen
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ned
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narrative)co
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