Description: An explanation of network theory's (the study of the way elements in a network interact) application to film and how it explicates Robert Altman's Nashville (1975).
Brief description: Zachary Tavlin is Associate Professor, Adj. in Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA. He has published widely on the topics of American literature, film and visual culture, and critical theory. He is the author of the book Glancing Visions: Surface and Depth in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (2023).
Review Quotes: "In grappling with Nashville, Robert Altman's monumental exemplification of networked life, Tavlin shows what network theory can actually do for us in the interpretation of complex cultural objects. And when we set out on other interpretations of network films, his comprehensive theoretical overview will help keep us attuned to the nodes, edges, and routes through this essential and evolving approach." --J.D. Connor, Hitchcock Chair, USC School of Cinematic Arts, USA