Far-flung families in film :: the diasporic family in contemporary European cinema /

In 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 signif...

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1. Verfasser: Berghahn, Daniela, 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:In 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 features Takes a theme-centred approach, examining journeys of migration, family memories, gender identities, romance and weddings Includes fifteen detailed case studies of diasporic family films All of the films discussed in the book are commercially available on DVD Interactive companion website www.farflungfamilies.net provides additional resources
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) : photographs
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-215) and index.
ISBN:1299701566
9781299701564
9780748677856
0748677852
9780748677870
0748677879
0748689087
9780748689088