World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives
N (Ed) Durovicova
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Description for World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives
Paperback. The standard analytical category of "national cinema" has been called into question by the category of the "transnational." This work examines the premises and consequences of the coexistence of these two categories and the parameters of historiographical approaches that cross the borders of nation states. Editor(s): Durovicova, Natasa; Newman, Kathleen E. Series: AFI Film Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
SCMS Award Winner "Best Edited Collection"
The standard analytical category of "national cinema" has increasingly been called into question by the category of the "transnational." This anthology examines the premises and consequences of the coexistence of these two categories and the parameters of historiographical approaches that cross the borders of nation-states. The three sections of World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives cover the geopolitical imaginary, transnational cinematic institutions, and the uneven flow of words and images.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
AFI Film Readers
Condition
New
Weight
633g
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415976541
SKU
V9780415976541
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99-1
About N (Ed) Durovicova
Natasa Durovicová is Editor of 91st Meridian, the online journal of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Her scholarship has dealt with the shifting concept of national cinema as a historigraphic category and with the role of language, voice and sound during the interwar years. Her current project bears on translation as a strategy of cognitive mapping ... Read more
Reviews for World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives
'this splendid book investigates the ways in whihc cinema operates internationally and interconnectedly.' - Choice 'Many of these essays open new avenues of investigation that will keep scholars busy for a generation.' - Choice "This book is a timely and important contribution toward updating film studies in accordance with the changed context in which the discipline now finds itself." ... Read more