This book looks at contemporary Gothic cinema within a transnational
approach. With a focus on the aesthetic and philosophical roots which
lie at the heart of the Gothic, the study invokes its literary as well
as filmic forebears by exploring how these styles informed strands of
the modern filmic Gothic: the ghost narrative, folk horror, the
vampire movie, cosmic horror and, finally, the zombie film. In recent
years, the concept of transnationalism has ‘trans’-cended its
original boundaries, perhaps excessively in the minds of some.
Originally defined in the wake of the rise of globalisation in the
1990s, as a way to study cinema beyond national boundaries, where the
look and the story of a film reflected the input of more than one
nation, or region, or culture. It was considered too confining to
study national cinemas in an age of internationalization, witnessing
the fusions of cultures, and post-colonialism, exile and diasporas.
The concept allows us to appreciate the broader range of forces from a
wider international perspective while at the same time also engaging
with concepts of nationalism, identity and an acknowledgement of
cinema itself.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781785277740
Publisert
2021
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press (NBN)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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