Indigenous ecocinema : decolonizing media environments / Salma Monani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monani, Salma, author.

Series:

Salvaging the anthropocene.

Salvaging the anthropocene

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism in motion pictures.

Indigenous films--History and criticism.

Indigenous films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 169 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Introducing the concepts of d-ecocinema and d-ecocinema criticism, Monani expands the purview of ecocinema studies and not only brings attention to a thriving Indigenous cinema archive but also argues for a methodological approach that ushers Indigenous intellectual voices front and center in how we theorize this archive. Its case-study focus on Canada, particularly the work emanating from the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto-a nationally and internationally recognized hub in Indigenous cinema networks-provides insights into pan-Indigenous and Nation-specific contexts of Indigenous ecocinema.This absorbing text is the first book-length exploration foregrounding the environmental dimensions of cinema made by Indigenous peoples, including a particularly fascinating discussion on how Indigenous cinema's ecological entanglements are a crucial and complementary aspect of its agenda of decolonialism.

"Indigenous Ecocinema foregrounds the onscreen and offscreen environmental dimensions of cinema made by Indigenous peoples"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introducing D-ecocinema

Introduction

1. D-ecocinema Criticism: Reclaiming Indigenous Eco-Agency

Place

2. (Re)rooting Indigenous Place: The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

3. (Re)growing the World: imagineNATIVE as In-Person and Remote Festival

Time

4. Timely Interventions: Indigenous Cinema Time(s)

5. Snipping and Glitching Colonial Time: The Films of Terril Calder and Caroline Monnet

Feelings

6. Indigenous Affects: Cinematic Humor's Earthly Embodiments

7. Laughter to Breathe: The Films of Zoe Hopkins and Shelley Niro

Epilogue: Growing D-ecocinema Criticism and Engagement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Other Format:

Print version: Monani, Salma Indigenous Ecocinema

ISBN:

9781959000341

1959000349

OCLC:

1468530276