ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book argues that the dubious representations and evaluations of screen art in popular culture affect readings, not only of Stanley Kubrick’s films, but the wider perception of his legacy in social and cultural contexts. Evidence of the Kubrick legacy also includes regular live performances of the classical music used to accompany screenings of 2001 and Barry Lyndon. Premium Kubrick memorabilia occasionally features at Sotheby’s auctions. The Kubrick legacy also abounds via global fandom, especially with the advent of social media and crowd-sourced research to complement existing websites dedicated to the memory of the filmmaker and his oeuvre. Such enthusiasm almost daily unearths gems of detail and information, often ‘correcting’ or re-interpreting existing orthodoxies. The Kubrick Legacy is a modest attempt to showcase a variety of scholarly approaches to the lasting cultural resonances of the renowned filmmaker.
