We Never Took Deconstruction Seriously Enough (on affects, formalism, and film theory)

An Interview with Eugenie Brinkema

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https://doi.org/10.22475/rebeca.v12n1.966

Keywords:

Eugenie Brinkema, Deconstructivism, Afect, Film Theory, Form

Abstract

In an interview conducted by Jiří Anger and Tomáš Jirsa, the American theoretician Eugenie Brinkema explains her formalist approach to horror and other “bodily genres”, talks about the ethical dimension of violence and the challenges of affective analysis for film theory, and offers a wide range of inspiring ways to make thinking through film aesthetically generative and conceptually enriching.

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Author Biographies

Jiří Anger, Charles University

Pesquisador e professor do Departamento de Estudos Cinematográficos da Charles University (Praga, República Tcheca).

Tomáš Jirsa, Palacký University Olomouc

Professor Associado de Estudos Literários na Palacký University Olomouc, República Tcheca.

Julio Bezerra, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul

Doutor pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação da Universidade Federal Fluminense  (UFF). Realizou pesquisas de pós-doutorado na Escola de Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) e na Columbia University. Professor dos Cursos de Jornalismo e de Audiovisual e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Campo Grande (MS). Brasil.

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2023-07-30

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023): Rebeca 23

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