Far-Flung Families in Film: The Diasporic Family in Contemporary European Cinema

Watch an interview with author Daniela Berghahn on Facultimedia.com to find out more about Far-Flung Families in FilmIn the age of globalisation, diasporic and other types of transnational family are increasingly represented in films such as East is East, Le Grand Voyage, Almanya - Welcome to German...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berghahn, Daniela (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-1046
DE-1043
DE-858
DE-859
DE-860
DE-739
DE-473
Volltext
Summary:Watch an interview with author Daniela Berghahn on Facultimedia.com to find out more about Far-Flung Families in FilmIn the age of globalisation, diasporic and other types of transnational family are increasingly represented in films such as East is East, Le Grand Voyage, Almanya - Welcome to Germany, Immigrant Memories, Couscous, When We Leave, Monsoon Wedding and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. While there is a significant body of scholarship on the representation of the family in Hollywood cinema, this is the first book to analyse the depiction of Black and Asian British, Maghrebi French and Turkish German families from a comparative transnational perspective.Drawing on critical concepts from diaspora studies, anthropology, socio-historical research on diasporic families and the burgeoning field of transnational film studies, this book is an essential read for Film Studies scholars and students who are researching families and issues of race and ethnicity in cinema, the media and visual culture.Key featuresTakes a theme-centred approach, examining journeys of migration, family memories, gender identities, romance and weddingsIncludes fifteen detailed case studies of diasporic family filmsAll of the films discussed in the book are commercially available on DVD Interactive companion website www.farflungfamilies.net provides additional resources
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (224 pages) 20 B/W illustrations
ISBN:9780748677856
DOI:10.1515/9780748677856

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text