Ebook: Cult Cinema: An Introduction

Cult Cinema: an Introduction presents the first in-depth academic examination of all aspects of the field of cult cinema, including audiences, genres, and theoretical perspectives.

• Represents the first exhaustive introduction to cult cinema
• Offers a scholarly treatment of a hotly contested topic at the center of current academic debate
• Covers audience reactions, aesthetics, genres, theories of cult cinema, as well as historical insights into the topic

Content:
Chapter 1 Cult Reception Contexts (pages 11–25):
Chapter 2 The Cult Cinema Marketplace (pages 26–35):
Chapter 3 Prestige, Awards, and Festivals (pages 36–45):
Chapter 4 Censorship and Criticism (pages 46–56):
Chapter 5 Fandom and Subculture (pages 57–66):
Chapter 6 The Cult Auteur (pages 67–75):
Chapter 7 Cult Stardom (pages 76–85):
Chapter 8 Camp and Paracinema (pages 86–96):
Chapter 9 Transgression and Freakery (pages 97–107):
Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality (pages 108–119):
Chapter 11 Transnationalism and Orientalism (pages 120–130):
Chapter 12 Religion and Utopia (pages 131–141):
Chapter 13 Exploitation and B Movies (pages 143–154):
Chapter 14 Underground and Avant?Garde Cinema (pages 155–163):
Chapter 15 Cult Cinema and Drugs (pages 164–171):
Chapter 16 Cult Cinema and Music (pages 172–183):
Chapter 17 Classical Hollywood Cults (pages 184–193):
Chapter 18 Cult Horror Cinema (pages 194–204):
Chapter 19 Cult Science Fiction Cinema (pages 205–213):
Chapter 20 Cult Blockbusters (pages 214–223):
Chapter 21 Intertextuality and Irony (pages 224–233):
Chapter 22 Meta?Cult (pages 234–242):