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28%OFFKriss Ravetto-Biagioli - Mythopoetic Cinema: On the Ruins of European Identity - 9780231182195 - V9780231182195
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Mythopoetic Cinema: On the Ruins of European Identity

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Description for Mythopoetic Cinema: On the Ruins of European Identity Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; APFA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
In Mythopoetic Cinema, Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli explores how contemporary European filmmakers treat mythopoetics as a critical practice that questions the constant need to provide new identities, a new Europe, and with it a new European cinema after the fall of the Soviet Union. Mythopoetic cinema questions the perpetual branding of movements, ideas, and individuals. Examining the work of Jean-Luc Godard, Alexander Sokurov, Marina Abramovic, and Theodoros Angelopoulos, Ravetto-Biagioli argues that these disparate artists provide a critical reflection on what constitutes Europe in the age of neoliberalism. Their films reflect not only the violence of recent years but also help question dominant ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231182195
SKU
V9780231182195
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99-14

About Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli
Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli is professor of cinema and digital media and of science and technology studies at the University of California, Davis. She is the author of The Unmaking of Fascist Aesthetics (2001).

Reviews for Mythopoetic Cinema: On the Ruins of European Identity
This brilliant book follows European cinema into the depths of the European psyche, illuminating the mental map of Europe, rethinking the modern mythology of Europe, and exploring especially the significance of Eastern Europe for the cultural crisis of European identity that attended the conclusion of the Cold War and still traumatizes the continent in the early twenty-first century.
Larry ... Read more

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