| Irish Films, Global Cinema: Studies in Irish Film 4 Volume 4 Contributor(s): McLoone, Martin (Editor), Rockett, Kevin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1846820812 ISBN-13: 9781846820816 Publisher: Four Courts Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2007 Annotation: The fourth volume of papers from the Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar reflects the diversity, quality, and increasingly international nature of film research currently being undertaken in Ireland and about Ireland. These papers touch on a range of issues related to Irish, British, American, and world cinema, and consider questions of film form and aesthetics as well as key questions about representation. The keynote paper by one of the pioneering scholars in film studies, Charles Barr, reconsiders the hyphenated nature of John Fords Irish-American identity and his innovative approach to Fords complex cultural identity provides a challenging framework for the younger scholars discussion of national and international cinemas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2008378251 |
| Series: Studies in Irish Film |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.00 lbs) 197 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fourth volume of papers from the Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar reflects the diversity, quality, and increasingly international nature of film research currently being undertaken in Ireland and about Ireland. These papers touch on a range of issues related to Irish, British, American, and world cinema, and consider questions of film form and aesthetics as well as key questions about representation. The keynote paper by one of the pioneering scholars in film studies, Charles Barr, reconsiders the hyphenated nature of John Ford's Irish-American identity and his innovative approach to Ford's complex cultural identity provides a challenging framework for the younger scholars' discussion of national and international cinemas. |