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Das «Kollektivwesen Mensch» hat die literarische Imagination und das intellektuelle Verantwortungsbewusstsein Alfred Döblins bis an die Grenzen der Sprache herausgefordert. Der Schriftstellerarzt verfolgte das Phänomen der Masse im Leben der Großstädte, in den...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-03-12
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The Highway Horror Film argues that 'Highway Horror' is a hither-to overlooked sub-genre of the American horror movie. In these films, the American landscape is by its very accessibility rendered terrifyingly hostile, and encounters with other travellers almost always...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
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2014-03-12
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Screenwriting in a Digital Era examines the practices of writing for the screen from early Hollywood to the new realism. Looking back to prehistories of the form, Kathryn Millard links screenwriting to visual and oral storytelling around the globe, and explores new...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-03-07
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David Robinson's definitive and monumental biography of Charlie Chaplin, the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told.Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2014-02-27
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This book explores the cinematic representation of the city in British film from 1895 to 1914, featuring depictions of London, Glasgow, Dublin, Delhi and other British colonial cities. The author argues that the films are not only an invaluable record of the economic,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-02-11
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From Brigitte Bardot in her bikini at the Cannes Film Festival, to François Ozon’s intimate portrayals of grief and loss, some of the most iconic and challenging moments in French cinema are associated with the beach. Cinema at the Shore argues that the Parisian...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-01-30
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Queer Nostalgia in Cinema and Pop Culture is a fascinating study of queer nostalgia in films, animation and music videos as means of empowerment, re-evaluating and recreating lost gay youth, coming to terms with one's sexual otherness and homoerotic desires, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-01-29
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Contemporary Asylum Narratives marks a transition from traditional modes of diasporic belonging to the need for identifications that encompass the statelessness of refugees and asylum seekers. This book explores representations of asylum seekers and refugees in...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-01-28
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Mexican cinema is booming today, a decade after the international successes of Amores perros and Y tu mamá también.Mexican films now display a wider range than any comparable country, from art films to popular genre movies, and boasting internationally renowned...
Editeur :
Polity
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2014-01-27
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Sinophone Cinemas considers a range of multilingual, multidialect and multi-accented cinemas produced in Chinese-language locations outside mainland China. It showcases new screen cultures from Britain, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-01-22
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Using silent cinema as a critical lens enables us to reassess Katherine Mansfield's entire literary career. Starting from the awareness that innovation in literature is often the outcome of hybridisation, this book discusses not only a single case study, but also the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2014-01-10
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Cinema frequently depicts various types of work, but this representation is never straightforward. It depends on and reflects many factors, especially the place and time the film is made and the type of audience it addresses. Here, the contributors employ transnational...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-18
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Featuring essays by top scholars and interviews with acclaimed directors, this book examines Italian women's authorship in film and their visions of reality. The contributors use feminist film criticism in the analysis of their works and give direct voices to the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-17
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Not all original works invoke the encore impulse in their audiences. Those that do generally spawn replications - sequels, spin-offs, or re-makes. This book presents a theory of why some replications succeed and others fail across genres and media.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-11
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Conceptualizing production studies from a European perspective, the book evaluates the history of European thought on production: theories of practice, the languages, grammars, and poetics of film, practical theories of production systems such as film dramaturgy, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-10
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British Novelists in Hollywood, 1935-1965 calls attention to the shifting grounds of cultural expression by highlighting Hollywood as a site that unsettled definitions and narratives of colonialism and national identity for prominentBritish novelists such as Christopher...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-10
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The reality of transnational innovation and dissemination of new technologies, including digital media, has yet to make a dent in the deep-seated culturalism that insists on reinscribing a divide between the West and Japan.The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Cinema aims to...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-12-09
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Repetition and seriality are inherent in pornography and is constitutive for its functionality as a film genre, an industry, and an area of gender studies. By linking the styles of the genre to processes of serial production, consumption, and discussion, Schaschek...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-05
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Rethinking the Romance Genre examines why the romance genre has proven such an irresistible form for contemporary writers and filmmakers as they approach global issues. In contemporary texts ranging from literary works, to films, to social media, romance facilitates a...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-05
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The book presents cinematic case studies in political realism versus political idealism, demonstrating methods of viewing popular cinema as political theory.The book appreciates political myth-making in popular genres as especially practical and accessible theorizing...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-12-05
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