Journeys on Screen: Theory, Ethics, Aesthetics by Louis Bayman (English) Hardcov

Journeys on Screen

by Louis Bayman, Natalia Pinazza

Addressing the appeal of the journey narrative from pre-cinema to new media and through documentary, fiction and the spaces between, this collection reveals the journey to be a persistent presence across cinema and in cultural modernity.

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Addressing the appeal of the journey narrative from pre-cinema to new media and through documentary, fiction and the spaces between, this collection reveals the journey to be a persistent presence across cinema and in cultural modernity. Drawing on examples from different regions and cultures that traverse art and genre cinema, the book explores the journey as a motif for something wider, a metaphor for self-discovery and social transformation, and evidence of autonomy and progress (or their lack). Illuminating areas of global movement, belonging, diaspora and memory, these essays document epochal changes in human behaviour, from urbanisation, migration and war to tourism and shopping.

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Author Biography

Louis Bayman is a lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Southampton. He holds a PhD from King's College, London and has published various articles on popular genres especially in relation to Italian cinema, serial killer cinema, film aesthetics and retro and nostalgia. He is author of the monograph The Operatic and the Everyday in Postwar Italian Film Melodrama (2014) and co-editor of the collection Popular Italian Cinema. Natlia Pinazza is a lecturer in Portuguese Studies at the University of Exeter. She holds a PhD and MA from University of Bath and a BA from University of So Paulo. She undertook a UNESCO fellowship at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Pinazza's previous publications include New Approaches to Lusophone Culture, Journeys in Argentine and Brazilian Cinema: Road Films in a Global Era, World Cinema Directory: Brazil, and World Film Locations: So Paulo. She has published in journals such as the Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies and Alphaville: Journal of Media and Film Studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section 1: Mapping Cinematic Journeys: Chronotopes of Journeys; Chapter One: Global Visions: Around-the-World Travel and Visual Culture in Early Modernity, Tiago de Luca; Chapter Two: Brief Encounters: The Railway Station on Film, Lucy Mazdon; Chapter Three: Diasporic dreams and shattered desires: displacement, identity and tradition in Heaven on Earth (Deepa Mehta 2008), Clelia Clini; Chapter Four: Chronotopic ghosts and quiet men: Jos

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From the interplanetary travel and alien encounters of science fiction films to the exploratory drive and spiritual growth associated with road movies, journeys both actual and metaphorical have been central to the motion picture medium since its origins as a technological curiosity over a century ago. The contributors to this appropriately globe-trotting, border-crossing collection -- with chapters focusing on migrant narratives in Romanian cinema, diasporic themes in Indian filmmaking, and everything in-between -- make the case that the story of the movies is and has always been the story of moving . In an age of mass deportations and international travel bans, Journeys on Screen reminds us of the need for cross-cultural connectedness and cosmopolitan understanding of other people and places, and is sure to inspire a restorative wanderlust in its readers.

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Rethinks cinematic journeys through history, globalisation, form and genre Honourable Mention - BAFTSS Best Edited Collection Award 2020! Addressing the appeal of the journey narrative from pre-cinema to new media and through documentary, fiction and the spaces between, this collection reveals the journey to be a persistent presence across cinema and in cultural modernity. Drawing on examples from different regions and cultures that traverse art and genre cinema, the book explores the journey as a motif for something wider, a metaphor for self-discovery and social transformation, and evidence of autonomy and progress (or their lack). Illuminating areas of global movement, belonging, diaspora and memory, these essays document epochal changes in human behaviour, from urbanisation, migration and war to tourism and shopping. Contributors Stefano Baschiera, Queen's University Belfast Louis Bayman, University of Southampton Carlo Cenciarelli, Cardiff University Maurizio Cinquegrani, University of Kent Clelia Clini, Loughborough University Anna Cooper, University of Arizona Tiago de Luca, University of Warwick Alan Freeman, University of Kent Chris Fujiwara, film critic and programmer Hajnal Kir

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This collection reveals the journey to be a persistent presence across cinema and in cultural modernity Draws on examples from different regions and cultures that traverse art and genre cinema Explores the journey as a motif for something wider, a metaphor for self-discovery and social transformation

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This collection reveals the journey to be a persistent presence across cinema and in cultural modernity Draws on examples from different regions and cultures that traverse art and genre cinema Explores the journey as a motif for something wider, a metaphor for self-discovery and social transformation

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May be suitable for courses on transnational cinema

Details ISBN1474421830 Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 1474421830 ISBN-13 9781474421836 Format Hardcover Pages 288 Short Title Journeys on Screen Language English Subtitle Theory, Ethics, Aesthetics DEWEY 791.4362 Publication Date 2018-11-30 UK Release Date 2018-11-30 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 30 B/W illustrations AU Release Date 2018-11-30 NZ Release Date 2018-11-30 Author Natalia Pinazza Edited by Natalia Pinazza Audience General

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• Condition: Brand new
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781474421836
• Author: Louis Bayman, Natalia Pinazza
• Book Title: Journeys on Screen

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