What Shapes Film?
Elements of the Cinematic Experience and More
Siu-Lan Tan Ph.D.
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Siu-Lan Tan, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Kalamazoo College and is the first author of Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance.
This blog discusses perspectives on film (and other multimedia) - focusing on insights from child development and psychology of music. These are among the courses I have most loved teaching as a Psychology Professor, and the lenses through which I view the world- both real and symbolic.