John Stephens

[ 1 ] - Abbas Kiarostami, Family Film and the Techno-cultural Processes of Transcultural Viewing

In this paper Abbas Kiarostami's films for children are discussed from the perspective of a cognitive studies approach. The crux of the argument is that the visual elements of film are essentially metonymic. Where is My Friend’s Home? has a quest-script instantiated by means of four components drawn on Brown and Babbington. Transcultural viewing is enabled by techno-cu...