What to buy

You don't necessarily have to buy the following texts because they will be available from Keele library when you arrive, but the texts listed here are excellent and will stand you in great stead if they want to do some preparatory reading:

  • Altman, R. Film/Genre (London: BFI, 1999)
  • Bordwell, D. & Thompson, K. Film Art: An Introduction (8th Edition) (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007)
  • Campbell, J. Film & Cinema Spectatorship (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005)
  • Lacey, N. Introduction to Film (London: Palgrave, 2005)
  • Neale, S. Genre (London: BFI, 1983)
  • Nelmes, J. (ed.) Introduction to Film Studies 3rd Edition (London: Routledge, 2003)