Journal Article

La Politique des Auteurs in British Film Studies: Traditional versus Structural Approaches

Abstract

This essay charts the emergence of auteur structuralism in Britain from 1967-76 and the polemical debates that erupted between its adherents (Jim Kitses, Peter Wollen, Alan Lovell) on the one hand, and Robin Wood, a defender of traditional auteur theory, on the other. The essay considers the epistemological values behind the debate, and ends by outlining the incompatible types of knowledge and evidence each side in the debate held

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Authors

Buckland, W

Oxford Brookes departments

Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment\School of Arts

Dates

Year of publication: 2016
Date of RADAR deposit: 2016-07-07

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This RADAR resource is the Accepted Manuscript of La Politique des Auteurs in British Film Studies: Traditional versus Structural Approaches