{"product_id":"marxism-and-film-activism-screening-alternative-worlds-9781785337628","title":"Marxism and Film Activism: Screening Alternative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn \u003cem\u003eTheses on Feuerbach\u003c\/em\u003e, Marx writes, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world differently; the point is to change it.” This collection examines how filmmakers have tried to change the world by engaging in emancipatory politics through their work, and how audiences have received them. It presents a wide spectrum of case studies, covering both film and digital technology, with examples from throughout cinematic history and around the world, including Soviet Russia, Palestine, South America, and France. Discussions range from the classic Marxist cinema of Aleksandr Medvedkin, Chris Marker, and Jean-Luc Godard, to recent media such as \u003cem\u003e5 Broken Cameras\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), the phenomena of video-blogging, and bicycle activism films.\u2028\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"This is an excellent collection of penetrating scholarly treatments, signifying a Renaissance in the study of how activist cinema has reflected Marxist themes and influences.The whole volume is strongly influenced by contemporary French philosophers, Jacques Rancière and Alain Badiou, by the dialectic between theory and praxis, by the dialectic of activism borne of theory and theory catching up with activism, and by the dialectic of ideological sophistication and broad popular impact.\"\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e·  Dennis Rothermel\u003c\/strong\u003e, California State University, Chico\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"An excellent and overdue (i.e., not just timely) contribution. An important source of new ideas and perspectives, filled with ideas and questions to debate\"\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e·  John Hutnyk\u003c\/strong\u003e, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEwa Mazierska and Lars Kristensen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: PAST ACTIVISM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Between socialist modernisation and cinematic modernism: the revolutionary politics of aesthetics of Medvedkin’s cinema-train\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGal Kirn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Politics and Aesthetics within Godard’s Cinema    \u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJeremy Spence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Marker, Activism and Melancholy: Reflections on the Radical ‘60s in the later films of Chris Marker.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJon Kear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eMarx Immemorial: workers and peasants in the cinema of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eManuel Ramos Martinez\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e In the Heat of the Factory: The Global Fires of \u003cem\u003eThe Hour of the Furnaces\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBruce Williams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: PRESENT ACTIVISM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eContemporary political cinema: the impossibility of passivity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWilliam Brown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eCultural resistance through film: The case of Palestinian cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHaim Bresheeth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Contemporary Landscape of Video-Activism in Britain\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSteve Presence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Marxist Resistance at Bicycle Speed: Screening the Critical Mass Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLars Kristensen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eTales of a video blogger\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael Chanan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Recovering the Future: Marxism and Film Audiences\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartin Barker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042405024087,"sku":"9781785337628","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785337628.jpg?v=1750954049","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marxism-and-film-activism-screening-alternative-worlds-9781785337628","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}