Overview
- Presents the first scholarly attempt to deal with the new nationalism through film
- Provides in-depth critical, analytical engagement with screen representations of 21st century nationalism
- Offers analysis of contemporary cinema such as I, Daniel Blake (2016) and Dheepan (2015)
- A timely and bold inquiry into the social context of contemporary cinema
Part of the book series: Palgrave European Film and Media Studies (PEFMS)
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This book investigates screen representations of 21st century nationalism—arguably the most urgent and apparent phenomenon in the Western world today. The chapters explore recurrent thematic and stylistic features of 21st century western European cinema, and analyse the ways in which film responds to contemporary developments of mounting tensions and increasing hostilities to difference. The collection blends incisive sociological and historical engagement with close textual analysis of many types of screen media, including popular cinema, art-house productions, low-budget independent work, documentary and video installation. Identifying motifs of nationhood and indigeneity throughout, the contributors of this volume present important perspectives and a timely cultural response to the contemporary moment of nationalism.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
Reviews
“This book has its finger on the pulse of Europe, in its timely assessment of the rise of nationalism from the heart of globalisation. In penetrating analyses by a strong line-up of scholars, the collection demonstrates cinema’s continuing relevance in its power to reflect and offer critical responses to key political issues of our time.” (Lúcia Nagib, University of Reading, UK)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
James Harvey is an independent scholar. He is the author of Jacques Rancière and the Politics of Art Cinema (forthcoming).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nationalism in Contemporary Western European Cinema
Editors: James Harvey
Series Title: Palgrave European Film and Media Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73667-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73666-2Published: 10 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08831-6Published: 24 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73667-9Published: 21 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-615X
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 259
Number of Illustrations: 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: European Cinema and TV, European Culture, European Union Politics