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Transnational Film Culture in New Zealand.

This book is an investigation into the transnational nature of 'film culture', taking the film culture of one country - New Zealand - as a case study to investigate the dynamics of such a culture. 'Film culture' is used here to refer to the network of discursive and non-discursiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sigley, Simon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Intellect, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: In Defence of Films as Art; The Overseas Context; Film Availability in New Zealand; The Auckland Film Society (1929); The Auckland Star Film Reviews; Chapter 2: Second Thoughts About Art; The Wellington Film Society (1933); The Road to Ruin; A Parliamentary Inquiry; Turning Left; The Federation of Film Societies; The Film Institutes (1934-39); Chapter 3: Thesis and Antithesis
  • Tomorrow on Film; Early Film Criticism; Defending the Cinema; The Importance of Documentaries; The Cinema and Education.
  • Other ContributionsChapter 4: Public Policy and Private Enterprise; Institutions and Agents; The National Film Library; Independent Film Distribution; Film Criticism Goes National; Chapter 5: Building the Cultural Infrastructure; The Revival; Developing Discursive Practices; Collaboration with Business; The Perils of Passivity; Chapter 6: Happy Together: Education, Networks, Festivals; Magazines and Film Classes; The Winter Film School; Commerce and Co-operation; At the Art-house; Chapter 7: Nouvelle Vague: Film Culture Meets Counterculture; The Auckland International Film Festival (1969).
  • Youth Culture and Film Censorship: 1930s ReduxThe Wellington Film Festival; Some Conclusions; Chapter 8: Between Spectacle and Memory; Film Festival Expansion; Programming the Nation; Festival Professionalization; Creating a Memory Site; Born in Poverty; The Last Film Search (1993-2000); Roadmap for the Future; Conclusion; Index; Back Cover.