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Rethinking Occupied Ireland : Gender and Incarceration in Contemporary Irish Film /

Focusing on Irish-made films from 1960 to the 1990s, Scarlata considers the many ways in which filmmakers present the country as "occupied." Exploring Ireland's past in relation to its present, these films become a mode of postcolonial historiography, and, Scarlata argues, they are an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Scarlata, Jessica (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Focusing on Irish-made films from 1960 to the 1990s, Scarlata considers the many ways in which filmmakers present the country as "occupied." Exploring Ireland's past in relation to its present, these films become a mode of postcolonial historiography, and, Scarlata argues, they are an important component in the re-evaluation of what constitutes political cinema and political resistance
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780815652410