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Theorizing World Cinema
Lucia Nagib
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Description for Theorizing World Cinema
Paperback. Offers a range of approaches and case studies whose organizing principle is the developing idea of polycentrism as applied to cinema. In this title, the authors refine and redefine key concepts in film studies, including identification and identity, narrative and realism, allegory and the national project, auteurism and the popular, art and genre. Editor(s): Nagib, Lucia; Perriam, Chris; Dudrah, Rajinder. Series: Tauris World Cinema Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
This innovative book is about the place of world cinema in the cultural imaginary. It also repositions world cinema in a wider discursive space than is usually the case and treats it as an object of theoretical enquiry, rather than as a commercial label. The editors and distinguished group of contributors offer a range of approaches and case studies whose organizing principle is the developing idea of polycentrism as applied to cinema. They refine and redefine key concepts in film studies, including identification and identity, narrative and realism, allegory and the national project, auteurism and the popular, art and genre. ... Read more
This innovative book is about the place of world cinema in the cultural imaginary. It also repositions world cinema in a wider discursive space than is usually the case and treats it as an object of theoretical enquiry, rather than as a commercial label. The editors and distinguished group of contributors offer a range of approaches and case studies whose organizing principle is the developing idea of polycentrism as applied to cinema. They refine and redefine key concepts in film studies, including identification and identity, narrative and realism, allegory and the national project, auteurism and the popular, art and genre. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Tauris World Cinema Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848854932
SKU
V9781848854932
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About Lucia Nagib
Lucia Nagib is Centenary Professor of World Cinema and Director of the Centre for World Cinemas, University of Leeds. She is Series Editor of Tauris' 'World Cinema Series'. Chris Perriam is Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Manchester. Rajinder Dudrah is Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies and Head of the Department of Drama, University of Manchester.
Reviews for Theorizing World Cinema
'This excellent collection reenergizes the study of world cinemas with its rigorous commitment to rethinking established theoretical concerns and ideas. This book is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in what the state of film theory is today.' - Professor Tim Bergfelder, University of Southampton; 'Theorizing World Cinema develops a polycentric approach to Film Studies that is truly ... Read more