{"product_id":"roland-barthes-cinema","title":"Roland Barthes' Cinema","description":"The most famous name in French literary circles from the late 1950s till his death in 1981, Roland Barthes maintained a contradictory rapport with the cinema. As a cultural critic, he warned of its surreptitious ability to lead the enthralled spectator toward an acceptance of a pre-given world. As a leftist, he understood that spectacle could be turned against itself and provoke deep questioning of that pre-given world. And as an extraordinarily sensitive human being, he relished the beauty of images and the community they could bring together.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0190277556\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0190277556.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Watts, Philip|Citton, Yves|Debaene, Vincent|Andrew, Dudley|Di Iorio, Sam\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52246702129439,"sku":"PKV.0190277556.G","price":18.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0190277556-0.jpg?v=1773508408","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/roland-barthes-cinema","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}