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The Cinema of Small Nations
Hjort
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Description for The Cinema of Small Nations
Hardback. A series of studies on small national (or sub-national) cinemas Editor(s): Hjort, Mette; Petrie, Duncan J. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Within cinema studies there has emerged a significant body of scholarship on the idea of 'National Cinema' but there has been a tendency to focus on the major national cinemas. Less developed within this field is the analysis of what we might term minor or small national cinemas, despite the increasing significance of these small entities with the international domain of moving image production, distribution and consumption. The Cinema of Small Nations is the first major analysis of small national cinemas, comprising twelve case studies of small national - and sub national - cinemas from around the world, including Ireland, ... Read more
Within cinema studies there has emerged a significant body of scholarship on the idea of 'National Cinema' but there has been a tendency to focus on the major national cinemas. Less developed within this field is the analysis of what we might term minor or small national cinemas, despite the increasing significance of these small entities with the international domain of moving image production, distribution and consumption. The Cinema of Small Nations is the first major analysis of small national cinemas, comprising twelve case studies of small national - and sub national - cinemas from around the world, including Ireland, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748625369
SKU
V9780748625369
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About Hjort
Mette Hjort is Professor and Progam Director of Visual Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Duncan Petrie is Professor of Film at the University of York. He has written and edited numerous books on British and Scottish Cinema including Creativity and Constraint in the British Film Industry, The British Cinematographer and Screening Scotland.
Reviews for The Cinema of Small Nations
The introduction offers an excellent conceptual framework to situate the case studies... The strength of the volume lies in its multilevel analysis: going beyond, but not excluding, textual analysis. The reader gets a detailed and balanced overview of the major issues of film industry and culture within a wide variety of small nations! The collection is a timely and important ... Read more