Deleuze, Altered States and Film

Introduction: Altered States, Affect and Film; 1. The Dream Machine; 2. Pharmacoanalysis; 3. Altered Body Maps and the Cinematic Sensorium; 4. Altered States of Time; Conclusion: Becoming Fractal; Filmography.

Anna Powell is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University.

An extremely well-timed and influential intervention into the field. -- David Martin-Jones, University of St Andrews Senses of Cinema Anna Powell does three valuable things in this book. First, she provides a lucid introduction to Gilles Deleuze's philosophy of film. Second, she puts this philosophy to work, showing how it is useful for the understanding of particular films. And third, she vividly recalls for us the "altered states" to which film, at its best, gives us access. -- Steven Shaviro, DeRoy Professor of English, Wayne State University This book is a valuable contribution to the growing field of Deleuzian film studies. By combining precise film analysis with insightful conceptual thinking, Anna Powell demonstrates how a Deleuzian approach of cinema provides a deep understanding of the ways in which (digital) cinema alters our minds. -- Patricia Pisters, University of Amsterdam An extremely well-timed and influential intervention into the field. Anna Powell does three valuable things in this book. First, she provides a lucid introduction to Gilles Deleuze's philosophy of film. Second, she puts this philosophy to work, showing how it is useful for the understanding of particular films. And third, she vividly recalls for us the "altered states" to which film, at its best, gives us access. This book is a valuable contribution to the growing field of Deleuzian film studies. By combining precise film analysis with insightful conceptual thinking, Anna Powell demonstrates how a Deleuzian approach of cinema provides a deep understanding of the ways in which (digital) cinema alters our minds.