Duke University Press is pleased to announce the publication of a new book of interest to Screen-L listserv subscribers. In *Spectacular Digital Effects, *Kristen Whissel develops the concept of the "digital effects emblem," and contributes a new analytic rubric to cinema studies. An "effects emblem" is a spectacular, computer-generated visual effect that gives stunning expression to a film's key themes. Across films such as *Avatar, The Matrix, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Jurassic Park, Titanic,* and* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*, these effects emblems heighten the narrative drama by contrasting power with powerlessness, life with death, freedom with constraint, and the individual with the collective. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.dukeupress.edu/Spectacular-Digital-Effects -- Emily Estelle Lawrence Books Marketing Publicity and Advertising Assistant Duke University Press <http://www.dukeupress.edu> (919) 687-3650 905 West Main Street Suite 18B Durham, NC 27701 Friend us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/DukeUniversityPress> Follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/DUKEpress> and Pinterest<http://pinterest.com/dukepress/> Read our blog <http://dukeupress.typepad.com/> and Tumblr<http://dukeupress.tumblr.com/> ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org