Presenting the depiction of migration through a variety of cinematic outlets, this volume explores film’s depiction of human displacement in different geographic circumstances and probes the reasons why cinema so frequently evokes a stereotype of in-transit people. Techniques of affect and distance are revealed in the contributors’ close film studies of wide-ranging matter which include works by the Dardenne brothers, transnational video artists Ghazel and Bouchra Khalili, and studies of Syrian films at Western festivals.
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Migrants’ Perspectives, Migrants in Perspective
Migrants’ Perspective, Migrants in Perspective: World Cinema deciphers the semiotics of migration and its representation in cinema, exploring both the complications of shooting a migrant subject, and the challenges of including the migrants’ point of view.
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| Dimensions | 23 × 15 × 1 cm |
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| Book Author | Frank Jacob, Nicole Beth Wallenbrock |
| Edition | 1st |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781474456777 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 272 |
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