Chiara Quaranta
Biographic Data
| ID | 8756332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chiara Quaranta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chiara |
| FAMILY NAME | Quaranta |
| SIGNATURE | QUARANTA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9961-785X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tanya Shilina-Conte (2025). Black Screens, White Frames
In the Mood for Heideggerian Boredom? Film Viewership as Being-in-the-World
In this article, I engage with Shawn Loht’s argument concerning film viewing as being-in-the-world, developed in his book Phenomenology of Film: A Heideggerian Account of the Film Experience (2017), focusing on the aesthetics of mood with particular attention to boredom. I elaborate on a phenomenological ontology of the film experience and its perceptual “rules” which hinge on aesthetic choices: what kind of world does the film open up for the vi…
Iconoclasm in European Cinema
Conclusion
A Cinema of Boredom
Boredom, in cinema as well as in our everyday experience, is usually associated with a generalised loss of meaning or interest. Accordingly, boredom is often perceived as that which ought to be avoided. In Martin Heidegger's philosophical inquiry, however, boredom is posited as one of the fundamental existential dispositions that provide access to the possibility of philosophising. My contention is that boredom can be a tool for understanding spe…
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A Cinema of Boredom
Boredom, in cinema as well as in our everyday experience, is usually associated with a generalised loss of meaning or interest. Accordingly, boredom is often perceived as that which ought to be avoided. In Martin Heidegger's philosophical inquiry, however, boredom is posited as one of the fundamental existential dispositions that provide access to the possibility of philosophising. My contention is that boredom can be a tool for understanding spe…
Iconoclasm in European Cinema
Conclusion
In the Mood for Heideggerian Boredom? Film Viewership as Being-in-the-World
In this article, I engage with Shawn Loht’s argument concerning film viewing as being-in-the-world, developed in his book Phenomenology of Film: A Heideggerian Account of the Film Experience (2017), focusing on the aesthetics of mood with particular attention to boredom. I elaborate on a phenomenological ontology of the film experience and its perceptual “rules” which hinge on aesthetic choices: what kind of world does the film open up for the vi…
Tanya Shilina-Conte (2025). Black Screens, White Frames
Art (3 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Boredom (2 works) · Mind wandering and attention (2 works) · Movie theater (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (1 work)