Remapping Brazilian Film Culture in the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Dennison, Stephanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 113811992X ISBN-13: 9781138119925 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Performing Arts | Film - General - Social Science | Criminology |
Dewey: 791.430 |
LCCN: 2019040822 |
Series: Remapping World Cinema |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (2.00 lbs) 206 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Remapping Brazilian Film Culture makes a significant contribution not only to debates about Brazilian national cinema, but more generally about the development of world cinema in the twenty-first century. This book charts the key features of Brazilian film culture of the first two decades of the twenty-first century, including: the latest cultural debates within Brazil on film funding and distribution practices; the impact of diversity politics on the Brazilian film industry; the reception and circulation of Brazilian films on the international film festival circuit; and the impact on cultural production of the sharp change in political direction at national level experienced post-2016. The principle of "remapping" here is based on a need to move on from potentially limiting concepts such as "the national", which can serve to unduly ghettoise a cinema, film industry and audience. The book argues that Brazilian film culture should be read as being part of a globally articulated film culture whose internal workings are necessarily distinctive and thus deserving of world cinema scholars' attention. A blend of industry studies, audience reception and cultural studies, Remapping Brazilian Film Culture is a dynamic volume for students and researchers in film studies, particularly Brazilian, Latin American and world cinema.
*Honorary Mention - Best Book in Humanities for the LASA Brazil Prize 2021* |