Mind the Screen pays tribute to Thomas
Elsaesser, a pioneering and leading scholar
in the field of film and media studies. The
contributions present a close-up of media
concepts developed by Elsaesser, providing
a mirror for all types of audiovisual
screens, from archaeological pre-cinematic
screens to the silver screen, from the TV
set to the video installation and the digital
e-screen, and from the city screen to the
mobile phone display.
The book is divided into three ‘Acts’:
Melodrama, Memory, Mind Game; Europe-Hollywood-Europe; and Archaeology,
Avant-Garde, Archive.