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Generic Histories of German Cinema (Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual)
Jaimey Fisher
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Description for Generic Histories of German Cinema (Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual)
Hardcover. Offers a fresh approach to German film studies by tracing key genres -- including horror, the thriller, Heimat films, and war films -- over the course of German cinema history Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Offers a fresh approach to German film studies by tracing key genres -- including horror, the thriller, Heimat films, and war films -- over the course of German cinema history Over the last few decades, the field of film studies has seen a rise in approaches oriented toward genre: studies that look at thematic, narrative, and stylistic similarities between films, contextualizing them within culture andsociety. Although there now exists a large body of genre-based scholarship on international film, German film studies has largely ignored the importance of genre. Even as the last several years have witnessed increasing scholarlyinterest in ... Read more
Offers a fresh approach to German film studies by tracing key genres -- including horror, the thriller, Heimat films, and war films -- over the course of German cinema history Over the last few decades, the field of film studies has seen a rise in approaches oriented toward genre: studies that look at thematic, narrative, and stylistic similarities between films, contextualizing them within culture andsociety. Although there now exists a large body of genre-based scholarship on international film, German film studies has largely ignored the importance of genre. Even as the last several years have witnessed increasing scholarlyinterest in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571135704
SKU
V9781571135704
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Reviews for Generic Histories of German Cinema (Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual)
[N]ot only addresses a lacuna in scholarship in German film studies, but also contributes extensively to genre theory, in presenting the unique case studies available in German film history. . . . The volume, no doubt, will engender a host of inquiries into the rich history of German genre cinema.
FOCUS ON GERMAN STUDIES
It is time that ... Read more
FOCUS ON GERMAN STUDIES
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