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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gracia RamirezPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781666928075ISBN 10: 1666928070 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 20 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsBy means of meticulous archival research Gracia Ramirez rewrites a key period of American independent and experimental film. She depicts in detail both the forerunners for the American Film Institute and its coming into being, connecting institutions, persons, and policies. This important study shows not only how behind every independent film and filmmaker there is a web of institutions and policy-makers, but also how these are part of both national and international American political aspirations. The American Film Institute and the Cultural Politics of Experimental and Independent Cinema constitutes essential reading for everyone interested in the history of American experimental film and cultural policy in general. --John Sundholm, Stockholm University By means of meticulous archival research, Gracia Ramirez rewrites a key period of American independent and experimental film. She depicts in detail both the forerunners for the American Film Institute and its coming into being, connecting institutions, persons, and policies. This important study shows not only how behind every independent film and filmmaker there is a web of institutions and policy-makers, but also how these are part of both national and international American political aspirations. The American Film Institute and the Cultural Politics of Experimental and Independent Cinema constitutes essential reading for everyone interested in the history of American experimental film and cultural policy in general. --John Sundholm, Stockholm University By means of meticulous archival research Gracia Ramirez rewrites a key period of American independent and experimental film. She depicts in detail both the forerunners for the American Film Institute and its coming into being, connecting institutions, persons, and policies. This important study shows not only how behind every independent film and filmmaker there is a web of institutions and policy-makers, but also how these are part of both national and international American political aspirations. The American Film Institute and the Cultural Politics of Experimental and Independent Cinema constitutes essential reading for everyone interested in the history of American experimental film and cultural policy in general. -- John Sundholm, Stockholm University Author InformationGracia Ramirez is senior lecturer in film and screen studies at University of the Arts London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |