National Identity in Global Cinema

How Movies Explain the World
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-29164-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

When themes of historical and cultural identity appear and repeat in popular film, it is possible to see the real pulse of a nation and comprehend a people, their culture and their history. National Identity in Global Cinema describes how national cultures as reflected in popular cinema can truly explain the world, one country at a time.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Celli, C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction China's Confucian, Misogynistic Nationalism Finland's Rural Urban Split A Certain Suicidal Tendency in French Cinema The Promises of India The Iranian Splits Italian Circularity Death in Mexico Ukrainian Dualism America's Civil War and Hollywood's Pragmatism Conclusion Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

CARLO CELLI Professor of Romance and Classical Studies at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA.