Cinema of Choice

Cinema of ChoiceStandard Hollywood narrative movies prescribe linear narratives that cue the viewer to expect predictable outcomes and adopt a closed state of mind. There are, however, a small number of movies that, through the presentation of alternate narrative paths, open the mind to thoughts of choice and possibility. Through the study of several key movies for which this concept is central, such as Sliding Doors, Run Lola Run, Inglourious Basterds, and Rashomon,

and legacy continue to make a difference

politics and secret desires

Chinese culture is exceptionally food-oriented

Scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines provide a well-rounded view of the history and challenges of advance directives

and skills related to diversity

Keightley has given us many descriptions of Shang life

and materiality from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries

there are many scales

This book addresses a universal problem: the transmission of psycho-physiological reactions from one person to another

and an Instructor Manual provides a sample syllabus and a complete online course with chapter summaries

routine actions based on taken-for-granted assumptions

Taxidermy and the Gothic: The Horror of Still Life is the first extended study of the Gothic’s collusion with taxidermy