{"product_id":"postmodernism-in-the-cinema-9781571811066","title":"Postmodernism in the Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAlthough \"Postmodernism\" has been a widely used catch word and its concept extensively discussed in philosophy, political thought, and the arts, many scholars still feel uneasy about it\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tDespite the fact that the concept can be traced back to Arnold Toynbee's 1939 edition of \u003ci\u003eA Study of History,\u003c\/i\u003e or even back into the nineteenth century, its amorphous nature continues to confound many scholars, not least because there are not one but several kinds of postmodernism, each one pointing to different states of questioning and to diverse ways of remembering, interpreting, and representing. This anthology makes a significant contribution to the current debate in that it offers sophisticated and multi-faceted discussions of a number of key issues in relation to cinema such as auteurism, national cinemas, metacinema, the parodic, history, and colonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"these essays … provide interesting reading strategies and different systems of interpretations that may help us with the difficult task of being post-modern.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e  · Film and Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePart I:\u003c\/b\u003e The Ideological, the Mnemonic, the Parodic, and the Media\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePart II:\u003c\/b\u003e Issues of Cross-Cultural Identity and National Cinemas\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePart III:\u003c\/b\u003e Postmodernism and Tourism,(Post)History, and Colonization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePart IV:\u003c\/b\u003e Auteurial Presences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041409335639,"sku":"9781571811066","price":20.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571811066.jpg?v=1750950154","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/postmodernism-in-the-cinema-9781571811066","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}