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Darwin's screens : evolutionary aesthetics, time and sexual display in the cinema

by Barbara Creed

This work analyses the influence of Darwinian theories on cinema history and the evolution of early film genres. It explores how concepts such as sexual selection and deep time informed the development of horror, science fiction, and film noir.

Accession 11890 ISBN 9780522857092 Publisher Melbourne University Press
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