Cinema and its representations : poetics and politics / edited by Hossein Keramatfar and Maryam Beyad.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keramatfar, Hossein, editor.

Beyad, Maryam, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 146 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This volume is a timely and necessary intervention as it provides a rich, multifaceted approach to the study of cinema and visual representation. It presents a lucid and intelligent account of twentieth century film criticism essential for students in the fields of media studies and cultural studies. It leads the reader through the major contemporary philosophical and sociocultural theories of appreciating cinematic signs and themes. The book also gathers together informed discussions about the nature and principles of literary adaptation that will greatly benefit anyone interested in this field of study.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part One

Shift, Repetition, and Variation in Adaptation

The Roads Taken and Not Taken

Romeo, Juliet and their Millennial Peers

Part Two

Crossing the Threshold

In Search of Reality

Utopian Nightmares

A Semiotic Reading of Abbas Kiarostami's Ten

Part Three

The Practice of Reverse Postcolonialism

The Homeland of Stereotypes

The Integration of the Turks into the German Society and the Orientalist Stereotypes in Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-4456-7

OCLC:

1149136411