A History of 1970s Experimental Film

Britain's Decade of Diversity
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-36937-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 231 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4188 g

This comprehensive historical account demonstrates the rich diversity in 1970s British experimental filmmaking, acting as a form of reclamation for films and filmmakers marginalized within established histories. An indispensable book for practitioners, historians and critics alike, it provides new interpretations of this rich and diverse history.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gaal-Holmes, P.

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Image Credits for Book Cover Introduction 1. Questions of History 2. Institutional Frameworks and Organisational Strategies 3. Experimental Film and Other Visual Arts 4. Visionary, Mythopoeia and Diary Films 5. Experiments with Structure and Material 6. Women and Film Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Patti Gaal-Holmes was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to German and Hungarian immigrants. She lived/travelled in various countries before settling in the UK and studying for a BA (Hons) and AHRB-funded MA Painting at Winchester School of Art. In 2006 she took up an AHRC-funded research scholarship in film at the University of Portsmouth as part of the '1970s Cinema' project. She is Reviews Editor for the journal, Transnational Cinemas, and currently resides in Southsea, UK.