"Focusing on a variety of filmmaker's use of narrative allegories for the “conservative modernization” Brazil and other nations underwent in the 1960s and 1970s, Ismail Xavier examines the way Cinema Novo transformed Brazil's cultural memory. Includes discussions of Black God, White Devil, Land
...
in Anguish, Red Light Bandit, Macunaíma, Antônio das Mortes, The Angel Is Born, and Killed the Family and Went to the Movies." (Publisher description)
more
"The present work considers the many possible uses of information technologies from the viewpoint of newspapers, with particular reference to small- and medium-sized papers in Asia and the Pacific. Despite, and perhaps even because of, the special challenges faced by this region, due for example to
...
its vast cultural and economic diversity and its multitude of languages based on non-Roman scripts, it is hoped that the work will also be of interest to newspaper and allied media professionals in other developing regions." (Preface, page 6)
more
"A handbook for aspiring writers in Africa which contains many practical tips and information on the craft of writing, and covers topics such as writer’s block, conflict and tension, discipline, flashbacks, plots and themes, character and dialogue, description and imagery. There are also sections
...
on short story writing, the novel and poetry, writing on ‘unsafe issues’, and advice on how to submit work to publishers. Exercises and examples accompany each chapter – some drawn from workshops organized by the author, as well as extracts from the work of published writers – and aim to introduce the reader to a wide range of different styles and works of literature." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2473)
more
"Beschreibt und analysiert das chinesische Kino im späten Kaiserreich und in der Republik (1896-1949), die Filmproduktion der Volksrepublik China unter Mao Zedong (1942-1978), das chinesische Kino zur Zeit Deng Xiaopings (1978-1996), das Avantgardekino der 80er und 90er Jahre sowie das chinesische
...
Kino in Taiwan und Hongkong. Der Anhang enthält eine Filmographie bedeutender und repräsentativer Spielfilme und ein Literaturverzeichnis." (commbox)
more