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Utopian Television : Rossellini, Watkins, and Godard beyond Cinema / Michael Cramer.

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Ebook Central University Press
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cramer, Michael, 1981- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Godard, Jean-Luc, 1930-2022--Criticism and interpretation.
Godard, Jean-Luc.
Watkins, Peter, 1935---Criticism and interpretation.
Watkins, Peter.
Rossellini, Roberto, 1906-1977--Criticism and interpretation.
Rossellini, Roberto.
Television--Philosophy.
Television.
Television--Production and direction--Europe.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (302 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2017]
Summary:
Television has long been a symbol of social and cultural decay, yet many in postwar Europe saw it as the medium with the greatest potential to help build a new society and create a new form of audiovisual art.
Contents:
Introduction. The land beyond cinema: television and utopian method
The promise of television: making utopia possible
Television as enlightenment: Roberto Rossellini's history lessons
Inform, educate, and aestheticize: Peter Watkins at the BBC
Radical communications: Jean-Luc Godard on and around television
Utopia after television: media mutations and transplantations.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-4529-5394-5
OCLC:
972307110

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