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Far-Flung Families in Film: The Diasporic Family in Contemporary European Cinema
Daniela Berghahn
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Paperback. Offers an in-depth critical exploration of cinematic representations of the family in transnational cinema. This book fills this gap and provides an essential resource for academics and researchers with an interest in cinematic representations of the family and transnational cinema. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: APFA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
This is an in-depth critical exploration of cinematic representations of the family in transnational cinema. In the age of globalisation, diasporic and other types of transnational family are increasingly represented across the film spectrum in works such as Bend It Like Beckham, The Namesake, Boys 'n the Hood, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Brave Heart Will Take the Bride) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. While there is a significant body of scholarship on the representation of the family in Hollywood cinema, an analysis of the depiction of the diasporic family in cinema from a comparative transnational angle has yet ... Read more
This is an in-depth critical exploration of cinematic representations of the family in transnational cinema. In the age of globalisation, diasporic and other types of transnational family are increasingly represented across the film spectrum in works such as Bend It Like Beckham, The Namesake, Boys 'n the Hood, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Brave Heart Will Take the Bride) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. While there is a significant body of scholarship on the representation of the family in Hollywood cinema, an analysis of the depiction of the diasporic family in cinema from a comparative transnational angle has yet ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748697380
SKU
V9780748697380
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About Daniela Berghahn
Daniela Berghahn is Professor of Film Studies in the Media Arts Department at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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