Film Theory: The Basics, 2nd Edition

APPENDIX IGLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS

acousmêtre:

a figure within the story world who is heard but not seen. This position retains a special power within most narratives but can be rendered vulnerable when voice and body are realigned.

Afro-pessimism:

a means of interrogating the ongoing effects of racism and slavery while also foregrounding the violence of anti-blackness; it suggests a system of racial exclusion so severe that existing methods of scholarly inquiry are unable to confront it in a meaningful way.

Anthropocene:

term used to indicate that human activities are affecting the earth on a significant, geological scale; informally, it draws attention to the urgency of current environmental and ecological issues and encourages a new ...