The Matter of Images

Now published in a revised second edition, The Matter of Images searches through the resonances of the term 'representation', analysing images in terms of why they matter, what they are made of and the material realities they refer to. Richard Dyer's analyses consider representations of 'out' groups and traditionally dominant groups alike, and encompass the eclectic texts of contemporary culture, from royalty to serial killers, political correctnesss, representations of Empire and films such as Gilda , Papillon and The Night of the Living Dead . Essays new to the second edition discuss Lillian Gish as the ultimate white movie star, the representation of whiteness in the south in Birth of a Nation , and society's fascination with serial killers. The Matter of Images is distinctive in its commitment to writing politically about contemporary culture, while insisting on the importance of understanding the formal qualities and complexity of the images it investigates.

ISBN 0415254957   Pages 192 ISBN13 9780415254953 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 408 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780415057196 Publication date 27 Jun 2002   Height (mm) 234 Library of Congress PN   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 306   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate

"The collection is ample proof that Dyer is the king of his particular hill, and anyone else trying the ascent is well advised to give up and seek contentment by pottering about on the beginners' slopes.."-David Lancaster, The University of Leeds, "Film and History, 2004

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