Spectatorship, Genre and Violence

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Quentin Tarantino and Film Theory

Federico Pagello

Quentin Tarantino and Film Theory Aesthetics and Dialectics in Late Postmodernity

Federico Pagello D’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara Chieti, Italy

ISBN 978-3-030-43818-0 ISBN 978-3-030-43819-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43819-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: Maciej Bledowski/Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by eStudioCalamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

Many circumstances made the realization of this book quite a long process. The idea first came to me right after my Ph.D. graduation, back in 2009, when I was living in Bologna. It stayed, and grew, with me in Limoges (2011), London (2012) and Nashville (2015–2016), before finally taking shape as a book proposal in Belfast, where I lived between 2013 and 2017. The project eventually became an actual book in Italy, where I unexpectedly returned in 2018—and more precisely in Bologna where it all had started, as well as over many writing sessions in Summit, NJ and my hometown, Vicenza, during the last couple of years. This rather convoluted journey might explain some of its shortcuts, which are otherwise due to my weaknesses. If this work exists, and holds any interest, that is certainly due to the many people, networks and institutions that have stimulated and supported me throughout the last ten years or so. My first thanks of course are for the anonymous reviewers, my editors Lina Aboujieb and Emily Wood, and Palgrave Macmillan, who concretely produced this book, which is not only a matter of ideas but also an actual object (even if you are reading a digital ve