__Cult Cinema: an Introduction__ presents the first in-depth academic examination of all aspects of the field of cult cinema, including audiences, genres, and theoretical perspectives. * Represents the first exhaustive introduction to cult cinema * Offers a scholarly treatment of a hotly contested topic at the center of current academic debate * Covers audience reactions, aesthetics, genres, theories of cult cinema, as well as historical insights into the topic Content: Chapter 1 Cult Reception Contexts (pages 11–25): Chapter 2 The Cult Cinema Marketplace (pages 26–35): Chapter 3 Prestige, Awards, and Festivals (pages 36–45): Chapter 4 Censorship and Criticism (pages 46–56): Chapter 5 Fandom and Subculture (pages 57–66): Chapter 6 The Cult Auteur (pages 67–75): Chapter 7 Cult Stardom (pages 76–85): Chapter 8 Camp and Paracinema (pages 86–96): Chapter 9 Transgression and Freakery (pages 97–107): Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality (pages 108–119): Chapter 11 Transnationalism and Orientalism (pages 120–130): Chapter 12 Religion and Utopia (pages 131–141): Chapter 13 Exploitation and B Movies (pages 143–154): Chapter 14 Underground and Avant?Garde Cinema (pages 155–163): Chapter 15 Cult Cinema and Drugs (pages 164–171): Chapter 16 Cult Cinema and Music (pages 172–183): Chapter 17 Classical Hollywood Cults (pages 184–193): Chapter 18 Cult Horror Cinema (pages 194–204): Chapter 19 Cult Science Fiction Cinema (pages 205–213): Chapter 20 Cult Blockbusters (pages 214–223): Chapter 21 Intertextuality and Irony (pages 224–233): Chapter 22 Meta?Cult (pages 234–242): Introduction -- Receptions And Debates. Cult Reception Contexts -- The Cult Cinema Marketplace -- Prestige, Awards, And Festivals -- Censorship And Criticism -- Random And Subculture -- The Cult Auteur -- Cult Stardom -- Camp And Paracinema -- Transgression And Freakery -- Gender And Sexuality -- Transnationalism And Orientalism -- Religion And Utopia -- Themes And Genres. Exploitation And B Movies -- Underground And Avant-garde Cinema -- Cult Cinema And Drugs -- Cult Cinema And Music -- Classical Hollywood Cults -- Cult Horror Cinema -- Cult Science Fiction Cinema -- Cult Blockbusters -- Intertextuality And Irony -- Meta-cult. Ernest Mathijs And Jamie Sexton. Includes Filmography. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This an overview of key topics in the study of cult cinema, which they define as "identified by remarkably unusual audience receptions that stress the phenomenal component of the viewing experience, that upset traditional viewing strategies, that are situated at the margins of the mainstream, and that display reception tactics that have become a synonym for an attitude of minority resistance and niche celebration within mass culture." Despite its emergence as one of the most popular and debated areas of cinema research, there is no systematic discussion of cult cinema available. Cult Cinema aims to fill this gap by being the first academic textbook devoted to the subject.
