{"product_id":"hotels-9781531509651","title":"Hotels","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Marienbad to the Bates Motel, cinematic hotels are more than a mere backdrop to a film's action. They actively scaffold the formal, aesthetic, and narrative possibilities of cinema. This book takes a journey through spaces of temporary dwelling--hotels, inns, and motels--to delve into the dynamics and contradictions that structure modern life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, O'Dwyer considers questions of plot and eroticism, labor and globalization, and the ethics and economics of hospitality. Drawing on a broad array of films from European art cinema to experimental adult media, and placing cinema into dialogue with film theory and media history, \u003ci\u003eHotels\u003c\/i\u003e explores both how and why the hotel has such a strong purchase on the cinematic imaginary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531509651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Jules O'Dwyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150707679413,"sku":"9781531509651","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c870847b-1de7-4a7f-8eeb-14ad9da440ff.jpg?v=1741105053","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hotels-9781531509651","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}