| The Politics of Nordsploitation: History, Industry, Audiences Contributor(s): Kääpä, Pietari (Author), Gustafsson, Tommy (Author) |
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ISBN: 150132733X ISBN-13: 9781501327339 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | Europe - Scandinavia |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2020950266 |
| Series: Global Exploitation Cinemas |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.22 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Politics of Nordsploitation takes a transnational approach to exploring Nordic 'exploitation' films in their industrial contexts, exploring them as not only political manifestations of domestic considerations but also to position Nordic film cultures in a global context. Incorporating a wide range of films, from international cult classics like They Call Her One Eye (1974), homegrown martial arts films like The Ninja Mission (1984) to contemporary crowd-sourced fan productions like Iron Sky(2012), this volume examines the remarkable diversity of genre-based, commercially and culturally exploitative film production throughout the Nordic countries - emphasized here through the term 'Nordsploitation'. This volume provides a historical exposition of largely ignored marginal films and film cultural patterns. It also outlines how influential these films have been in shaping the development of Nordic cinema. The effects are visible in the films of the new millennium as previously marginalized practices now enter the mainstream. With sharp insights and new research, The Politics of Nordsploitation redefines the concept of 'exploitation' and its role in small nation cinemas. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Johnny: - Johnny Walker is Lecturer in Media at Northumbria University, UK. His scholarship on horror cinema has appeared in journals such as Horror Studies and the Journal of British Cinema and Television. His monograph, Contemporary British Horror Cinema: Industry, Genre and Society, will be published in 2015Fisher, Austin: - Austin Fisher is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Bournemouth University, author of Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western (2011), founding co-editor of the "Global Exploitation Cinemas" book series and editor of Spaghetti Westerns at the Crossroads (2015). He serves on the Editorial Board of the Transnational Cinemas journal, is Co-Chair of the SCMS "Transnational Cinemas" Scholarly Interest Group, and founder of the "Spaghetti Cinema" festival. |