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Live Flesh: The Male Body in Contemporary Spanish Cinema
Santiago Fouz-Hernández
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Description for Live Flesh: The Male Body in Contemporary Spanish Cinema
Paperback. In post-Franco Spain, a re-shaping of notions of the masculine has been under way for some time. This book demonstrates how contemporary Spanish films, during this period, have contributed to this process, by visualizing the ways in which Spanish men have been abandoning old self images and adopting new ones. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
In post-Franco Spain, a re-shaping of notions of the masculine has been under way for some time. The authors of "Live Flesh" demonstrate how contemporary Spanish films, during this modern period, have contributed to this process. They do so by visualizing the ways in which Spanish men have been abandoning old self images and adopting new ones, and they explain and explore the complexity and diversity of these fresh cinematic creations of masculine identities. The book's point of focus is Spanish films of the democratic period, both popular and auteur, made by directors of national and international prominence, such as ... Read more
In post-Franco Spain, a re-shaping of notions of the masculine has been under way for some time. The authors of "Live Flesh" demonstrate how contemporary Spanish films, during this modern period, have contributed to this process. They do so by visualizing the ways in which Spanish men have been abandoning old self images and adopting new ones, and they explain and explore the complexity and diversity of these fresh cinematic creations of masculine identities. The book's point of focus is Spanish films of the democratic period, both popular and auteur, made by directors of national and international prominence, such as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845114503
SKU
V9781845114503
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About Santiago Fouz-Hernández
The Authors Santiago Fouz-Hernandez teaches Spanish and Film Studies at the University of Durham. His publications include, as co-editor with Freya Jarman, Madonna's Drowned Worlds. Alfredo Martinez-Exposito is Reader in Spanish, University of Queensland. His books include, as editor, Gay and Lesbian Writing in the Hispanic World.
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