"Seit Erscheinen des Buches «Movie-mientos. Der lateinamerikanische Film: Streiflichter von unterwegs» im Jahre 2000 hat sich viel getan in der lateinamerikanischen Filmszene: Parallel zur Wirtschaftskrise, die Länder wie Argentinien durchmachten, erlebte das dortige Kino trotz finanzieller Engp
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sse eine kreative Blüte, deren Ausstrahlung weit über die Grenzen des Kontinentes hinaus ging. Auch Filmemacher anderer Länder, wie etwa der Brasilianer Fernando Meirelles («Cidade de Deus»/«City of God») oder der Mexikaner Alejandro González Iñárritu («Amores perros», erregten mit ihren zutiefst eindrucksvollen, die gesellschaftlichen Krisen und Gewaltverhältnisse ungeschönt beschreibenden und gleichzeitig künstlerisch originellen Filmen international Aufsehen. Das lateinamerikanische Kino hat sich in den letzten Jahren in rapidem Tempo globalisiert. Die Zahl der internationalen Koproduktionen mit Europa ist gestiegen. Insbesondere die Verflechtungen mit Spanien sowie, im Falle Mexikos, mit den USA haben sich weiter verfestigt, und auch in Deutschland konsolidierte sich eine kleine, aber solide Infrastruktur für Festivals, Verleih und Koproduktionen mit Lateinamerika. Etliche lateinamerikanische Regisseure arbeiten mittlerweile regelmäßig in den USA oder in Europa. Ihre Filme handeln auch, aber nicht nur von «latino-spezifischen» Themen wie Migration und kultureller Identität, sondern decken fast die ganze Bandbreite filmerischer Genres und Schauplätze ab. Lateinamerika, der Kontinent, in dem sich seit Jahrhunderten Kulturen sowohl gewaltsam als auch lustvoll und spielerisch vermischen, kreiert auch im neuen Jahrtausend eine vielstimmige und daher universelle Kinosprache." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This handbook represents the interdisciplinary and international field of “cultural memory studies” for the first time in one volume. Articles by renowned international scholars offer readers a unique overview of the key concepts of cultural memory studies. The handbook not only documents curre
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nt research in an unprecedented way; it also serves as a forum for bringing together approaches from areas as varied as sociology, political sciences, history, theology, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, psychology, and neurosciences. “Cultural memory studies” – as defined in this handbook – came into being at the beginning of the 20th century, with the works of Maurice Halbwachs on mémoire collective. In the course of the last two decades this area of research has witnessed a veritable boom in various countries and disciplines. As a consequence, the study of the relation of “culture” and “memory” has diversified into a wide range of approaches. This handbook is based on a broad understanding of “cultural memory” as the interplay of present and past in sociocultural contexts. It presents concepts for the study of individual remembering in a social context, group and family memory, national memory, the various media of memory, and finally the host of emerging transnational lieux de mémoire such as 9/11." (Publisher description)
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"Whether discussing Maori cinema in New Zealand or activist community radio in Colombia, the contributors describe how native peoples use both traditional and new media to combat discrimination, advocate for resources and rights, and preserve their cultures, languages, and aesthetic traditions. By r
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epresenting themselves in a variety of media, Indigenous peoples are also challenging misleading mainstream and official state narratives, forging international solidarity movements, and bringing human rights violations to international attention. Global Indigenous Media addresses Indigenous self-representation across many media forms, including feature film, documentary, animation, video art, television and radio, the Internet, digital archiving, and journalism. The volume's sixteen essays reflect the dynamism of Indigenous media-making around the world. One contributor examines animated films for children produced by Indigenous-owned companies in the United States and Canada. Another explains how Indigenous media producers in Burma (Myanmar) work with NGOs and outsiders against the country's brutal regime. Still another considers how the Ticuna Indians of Brazil are positioning themselves in relation to the international community as they collaborate in creating a CD-ROM about Ticuna knowledge and rituals. In the volume's closing essay, Faye Ginsburg points out some of the problematic assumptions about globalization, media, and culture underlying the term "digital age" and claims that the age has arrived. Together the essays reveal the crucial role of Indigenous media in contemporary media at every level: local, regional, national, and international." (Back cover)
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"By examining recent developments in the world system of television as well as several theories of culture, industry, genre, and audience, author Joseph D. Straubhaar offers new insights into the topic. He argues that television is being simultaneously globalized, regionalized, nationalized, and eve
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n localized, with audiences engaging it at multiple levels of identity and interest; therefore the book looks at all these levels of operation." (Publisher description)
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"Dramas of Nationhood identifies a fantastic cultural form that binds together the Egyptian nation—television serials. These melodramatic programs—like soap operas but more closely tied to political and social issues than their Western counterparts—have been shown on television in Egypt for mo
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re than thirty years. In this book, Lila Abu-Lughod examines the shifting politics of these serials and the way their contents both reflect and seek to direct the changing course of Islam, gender relations, and everyday life in this Middle Eastern nation. Representing a decade’s worth of research, Dramas of Nationhood makes a case for the importance of studying television to answer larger questions about culture, power, and modern self-fashionings. Abu-Lughod explores the elements of developmentalist ideology and the visions of national progress that once dominated Egyptian television—now experiencing a crisis. She discusses the broadcasts in rich detail, from the generic emotional qualities of TV serials and the depictions of authentic national culture, to the debates inflamed by their deliberate strategies for combating religious extremism." (Publisher description)
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"Die voranschreitende Globalisierung der Medienkommunikation verlangt eine Revision vieler sozial- und kulturwissenschaftlicher Konzepte, die in ihrer Argumentation historisch von einer nationalen Gesellschaft ausgingen. Hierzu gibt es auf internationaler Ebene eine umfassende wissenschaftliche Disk
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ussion. Der Band führt sowohl theoretisch als auch auf aktuelle Beispiele bezogen in diese Diskussion über die transkulturelle Kommunikation ein. Er enthält zentrale Beiträge von Vertreterinnen und Vertretern aller Kontinente und verschiedener Disziplinen." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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