Embodied Metaphors in Film, Television, and Video Games: Cognitive Approaches

Embodied Metaphors in Film, Television, and Video Games: Cognitive Approaches
ISBN-10
1317531213
ISBN-13
9781317531210
Category
Social Science
Pages
214
Language
English
Published
2015-10-05
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Kathrin Fahlenbrach

Description

In cognitive research, metaphors have been shown to help us imagine complex, abstract, or invisible ideas, concepts, or emotions. Contributors to this book argue that metaphors occur not only in language, but in audio visual media well. This is all the more evident in entertainment media, which strategically "sell" their products by addressing their viewers’ immediate, reflexive understanding through pictures, sounds, and language. This volume applies cognitive metaphor theory (CMT) to film, television, and video games in order to analyze the embodied aesthetics and meanings of those moving images.

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