Flashbacks in Film

A Cognitive and Multimodal Analysis

Adriana Gordejuela

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Routledge
27 April 2021

Film theory & criticism; Media studies; Cognitivism, cognitive theory

Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies

Flashbacks in Film examines film flashback as a rich multimodal narrative device, analyzing the cognitive underpinnings of film flashbacks and the mechanisms that lead viewers to successfully comprehend them.

Combining a cognitive film theory approach with the theoretical framework proposed by blending theory, which claims that human beings’ general ability for conceptual integration underlies most of our daily activities, this book argues that flashbacks make sense to the viewer, as they are specifically designed for the viewer’s cognitive understanding. Through a mixture of analysis and dozens of case studies, this book demonstrates that successful film flashbacks appeal to the spectator’s natural perceptual and cognitive abilities, which spectators exercise daily.

This book will serve as a valuable resource for scholars interested in film studies, media studies, and cognitive linguistics.

By: Adriana Gordejuela
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780367721336
ISBN 10: 0367721333
Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 27 April 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: a cognitive approach to film; 2. Flashbacks in film; 3. Blended joint attention; 4. Viewpoint compression; 5. Time compression; 6 The whole picture; 7 Conclusions

Adriana Gordejuela is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Culture and Society of the University of Navarra, Spain.

Reviews for Flashbacks in Film: A Cognitive and Multimodal Analysis

"""In conclusion, Gordejuela has put forward a book that is rich in content and that opens up new questions just as it answers its principal ones. As such, it is likely to spark productive discussions in many related research fields."" - Federica Cavaletti"