Film has always played a crucial role in the imagination of disaster. Earthquakes, especially, not only shift the ground beneath our feet but also herald a new way of thinking or being in the world. Following recent seismic events in countries as dissimilar as Iran, Chile and Haiti, Japan and New Zealand, national films have emerged that challenge ingrained political, economic, ethical, and ontological categories of modernity. Film on the Faultline explores the fractious relationship between cinema and seismic experience and addresses the important role that cinema can play in the wake of such events as forms of popular memory and personal testimony.
Edited by:
Alan Wright Imprint: Intellect Books Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 485g ISBN:9781783204335 ISBN 10: 1783204338 Pages: 200 Publication Date:15 August 2015 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Alan Wright teaches cinema studies at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.