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The Birth of a Nation
Paul McEwan
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Description for The Birth of a Nation
Paperback. The Birth of a Nation is widely considered to be the most controversial film of all time. Published on the 100th anniversary of its release, this richly detailed study recounts the film's development and historical context and traces tensions between art and racism that have made this the only film to have an unbroken decade of reception history. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Portraying the Ku Klux Klan as heroic underdogs, silent epic The Birth of a Nation (1915) is widely considered to be the most controversial film of all time. At once one of US culture's greatest artistic achievements and one of its most abhorrently racist artefacts, it becomes more shocking with every passing year. Comprising a decade of archival research and published on the 100th anniversary of the film's release, this richly detailed study considers both the film's afterlife and the artistic, industrial and moral surroundings in which it was created. Drawing on an unbroken century of production and ... Read more
Portraying the Ku Klux Klan as heroic underdogs, silent epic The Birth of a Nation (1915) is widely considered to be the most controversial film of all time. At once one of US culture's greatest artistic achievements and one of its most abhorrently racist artefacts, it becomes more shocking with every passing year. Comprising a decade of archival research and published on the 100th anniversary of the film's release, this richly detailed study considers both the film's afterlife and the artistic, industrial and moral surroundings in which it was created. Drawing on an unbroken century of production and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844576579
SKU
V9781844576579
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About Paul McEwan
Paul McEwan is Associate Professor of Media and Communication and Film Studies and Director of Film Studies at Muhlenburg College, USA. He has written extensively on D.W. Griffith and is the author of a book on the cult punk film Hard Core Logo.
Reviews for The Birth of a Nation
Pomerance's eloquent (and, yes, impassioned) study offers a welcome complement to the expanding body of work on Marnie, thoughtfully building on what went before and offering fresh insights and new lines of enquiry.
University of Sunderland
Susan Smith
Paul McEwan's well-written book is a compendium of the film's creation, intentions, meaning, and effects.
All Classical Portland ... Read more
University of Sunderland
Susan Smith
Paul McEwan's well-written book is a compendium of the film's creation, intentions, meaning, and effects.
All Classical Portland ... Read more