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Cinema and Community
Derek McKiernan
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Description for Cinema and Community
Hardcover. In the first book-length study of this topic, D.W. McKiernan examines the way mainstream commercial cinema represents society's complex relationship with the idea and practice of community in the context of rapidly changing social conditions. Films examined include Ae Fond Kiss, The Idiots and Monsoon Wedding. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
In the first book-length study of this topic, D.W. McKiernan examines the way mainstream commercial cinema represents society's complex relationship with the idea and practice of community in the context of rapidly changing social conditions. Films examined include Ae Fond Kiss, The Idiots and Monsoon Wedding.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230517615
SKU
V9780230517615
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99-15
About Derek McKiernan
D.W. MCKIERNAN is an Honorary Research Fellow at Leeds Trinity and All Saints, University of Leeds, UK, and prior to his retirement was Principal Lecturer and Head of the Department of Cultural and Communication Studies. He was also a founding member of the Centre for Cultural Studies at Leeds University, now the AHRC Centre for Cultural Analysis, Theory & History at ... Read more
Reviews for Cinema and Community
'This elegantly argued, insightful book looks at the manner in which the commercial cinema presents modern audiences with images of community as ideals to be either embraced or questioned.' - W. W. Dixon, American Library Association