{"product_id":"migrants-perspectives-migrants-in-perspective-world-cinema-9781474456777","title":"Migrants' Perspectives, Migrants in Perspective: World Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyses how migrants are portrayed in film from different viewpoints\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeciphers the semiotics of migration and its representation in cinema\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyses films which depict migration in Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores films that transgress mainstream popular currents and instead participate in alternative networks, such as the internet, festivals, museums, and art-house circuits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechniques 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMigrants' 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781474456777\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45336877302010,"sku":"9781474456777","price":22.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1710162682831_book.jpg?v=1710326514","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/migrants-perspectives-migrants-in-perspective-world-cinema-9781474456777","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}