Newsletter of Phenomenology

Keeping phenomenologists informed since May 2002

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Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

2017

321 Pages

ISBN 978-3-319-65399-0

Hermeneutics of the film world

a ricœurian method for film interpretation

Alberto Baracco

This book identifies a new methodological strategy for the interpretation of film philosophizing. Many recent works in film philosophy, adopting the approach identified with the term film as philosophy, have considered film as capable of doing philosophy.  Focused on the basic relationship between film and filmgoer, the proposed method is founded on the concept of the film world. Combining Merleau-Ponty's and Ricœur's philosophies, and reconsidering Goodman's theory of worldmaking, the film world becomes the hermeneutic horizon from which film philosophicalthought can emerge. The book shows how Ricœurian methodology has the potential to provide a valuable resource for film studies by inviting scholars to consider film interpretation in terms of film world hermeneutics. 

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Full citation:

Baracco, A. (2017). Hermeneutics of the film world: a ricœurian method for film interpretation, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.

Table of Contents

Film and philosophy

Baracco Alberto

3-36

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Phenomenology of film

Baracco Alberto

37-63

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Film worlds

Baracco Alberto

65-83

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Hermeneutics of film

Baracco Alberto

85-103

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Film hermeneutic method

Baracco Alberto

105-137

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Case studies

Baracco Alberto

141-148

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Manhattan

Baracco Alberto

149-200

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The king of comedy

Baracco Alberto

201-255

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Pretty woman

Baracco Alberto

257-302

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