Aesthetics and Politics in the Mexican Film Industry / by M. MacLaird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacLaird, Misha, 1973-

Series:

Studies of the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Television broadcasting.

Ethnology--Latin America.

Ethnology.

Culture.

Arts.

Aesthetics.

Political science.

Film and Television Studies.

Latin American Culture.

Politics and International Studies.

Local Subjects:

Film and Television Studies.

Latin American Culture.

Arts.

Aesthetics.

Politics and International Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evaluating a broad selection of Mexican films produced from the early 1990s to the present, this study examines how production methods, audience demographics, and aesthetic approaches have changed throughout the past two decades and how these changes relate to the country's transitions to a democratic political system and a free-market economy.

Contents:

""Chapter 2 Audiences and Target Markets: On Spectatorship and Citizenship """"Chapter 3 Censorship and Sensationalism: “ el neotremendismo autoritario � ""; ""Part II The Aesthetics of Transition ""; ""Chapter 4 Hyperrealism and Violence: Fatal Aesthetics ""

""Chapter 5 Independence and Innovation: Indie Film and the Youth Market """"Chapter 6 Coproduction and Transnationalism: National Cinema in a Global Market ""; ""Conclusion Between Tragedy and Farce: Mexico and Its Cinema Relive History ""; ""List of Acronyms ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""

""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349435456

1349435457

9781137319340

1137319348

OCLC:

851695298