A Critical Companion to David Lynch builds on the vast debate of one of the most discussed and researched directors of the present era, with commercial and critical success across multiple mediums and genres. This edited volume provides a wide-ranging exploration of Lynch’s films, practices, and collaborations, with nineteen original chapters examining themes including narrativity, aesthetics, artistry, sound, experimentation, metafiction, and patriarchy from the disciplinary perspectives of film studies, art studies, gender studies, literary studies, and philosophy. Lynch’s entire thought-provoking oeuvre, spanning over fifty years, will be examined, including his shorts and films, animations, TV series, paintings, and commercials.

Contributions by: Brandelyn Andres, Adam Daniel, Matthew Grinder, Julie M. Hamilton, James Jarrett, Peter Lang, David LaRocca, David LaRocca, Rupert Loydell, Kingsley Marshall, Donald McCarthy, Osman Nemli, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Kristina Sekrst, Zachary Sheldon, Matthew Sorrento, David Sweeney, Kwasu David Tembo, Kwasu David Tembo, Zachary Vereb, Andrew M. Winters, Reba Wissner