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OverviewThis book provides the first comprehensive study of narco cinema, a cross-border exploitation cinema that, for over forty years, has been instrumental in shaping narco-culture in Mexico and the US borderlands. Identifying classics in its mammoth catalogue and analyzing select films at length, Rashotte outlines the genre's history and aesthetic criteria. He approaches its history as an alternative to mainstream representation of the drug war and considers how its vernacular aesthetic speaks to the anxieties and desires of Latina/o audiences by celebrating regional cultures while exploring the dynamics of global transition. Despite recent federal prohibitions, narco cinema endures as a popular folk art because it reflects distinctively the experiences of those uprooted by the forces of globalization and critiques those forces in ways mainstream cinema has failed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ryan RashottePublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2015 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 2.776kg ISBN: 9781349505517ISBN 10: 134950551 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 08 November 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Oye, Lecteur 1. What is Narco Cinema? 2. Hecho de coca: A Sentimental Education 3. Two Foul Score of the Brothers Almada 4. Narcas y Narcos 5. . . . and Narco Gays? Postscript: From Culiacán to CannesReviewsA rambunctious exploration, as over-the-top as its subject matter. - Elijah Wald, author of Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas Rashotte is a critic ahead of his time - that Canada should spawn a talent so wickedly in tune with the Mexican dasein is a feat to take note of. What sets Rashotte apart is his grasp of comparative cultural processes - the knotty matrix within which cinema itself evolves. His engaging, inviting, funny, and smart readings of the narco-ninema oeuvre are pleasantly free of overbearing theoretical self-righteousness that dooms other books to remainder hell. This is a comprehensive and readable volume that fuses scholarship with film review with memoir in a new matrix that is a delight to read and a compelling tome to learn from. - William A. Nericcio, Director, Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, San Diego State University, USA Author InformationRyan Rashotte is an indepedent scholar based in Canada. He received his PhD from the University of Guelph, Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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