This book presents cosmopolitanism as a useful methodological approach
to understand the transnational synergies present in contemporary
cinema. In line with existing literature from the social sciences, the
volume aims to contribute to the ‘cosmopolitan turn’ in cinema
studies. It considers cosmopolitanism as, among others, a personal and
social aspiration of social justice, world citizenship and celebration
of difference; a notion to be criticised as elitist, Western, often
imperialist, and homogenising; and an actually existing social
practice characterised by contradiction, messiness and conflict. The
chapters in this volume offer insights into the variety of sometimes
contradictory discourses that arise from a cosmopolitan interpretation
of a wide variety of film texts. Key topics explored in this book
include borders, (im)mobilities, migration, race, class and film
aesthetics. This book will be particularly useful to film studies
scholars and students looking at transnational, global, world and
decolonial cinemas and focusing on topics like borders, migration and
multiculturalism in film. This book will also appeal to academic
communities studying media, literature, mobilities, geopolitics,
sociology and the social sciences in general.
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ISBN
9781040269558
Publisert
2024
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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