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OverviewWhat is the child for Latin American cinema? This book aims to answer that question, tracing the common tendencies of the representation of the child in the cinema of Latin American countries, and demonstrating the place of the child in the movements, genres and styles that have defined that cinema. Deborah Martin combines theoretical readings of the child in cinema and culture, with discussions of the place of the child in specific national, regional and political contexts, to develop in-depth analyses and establish regional comparisons and trends. She pays particular attention to the narrative and stylistic techniques at play in the creation of the child's perspective, and to ways in which the presence of the child precipitates experiments with film aesthetics. Bringing together fresh readings of well-known films with attention to a range of little-studied works, The Child in Contemporary Latin American Cinema examines films from the recent and contemporary period, focussing on topics such as the death of the child in ‘street child’ films, the role of the child in post-dictatorship filmmaking and the use of child characters to challenge gender and sexual ideologies. The book also aims to place those analyses in a historical context, tracing links with important precursors, and paying attention to the legacy of the child’s figuring in the mid-century movements of melodrama and the New Latin American Cinema. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Deborah MartinPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.467kg ISBN: 9781137530608ISBN 10: 113753060 Pages: 245 Publication Date: 05 January 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback 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 Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Child Death in Buenos Aires viceversa, La vendedora de rosas and La mujer sin cabeza.- 3. Children's Journeys: Central do Brasil, Viva Cubaand Cochochi.- 4. The Childhood of a National Hero: José Martí: el ojo del canario.- 5. The Child in Post-dictatorship Southern Cone Film.- 6. Unruly Bodies: La rabia and El último verano de la boyita.- 7. Transnational Mobility, Authenticity and the Child: Alamar.ReviewsAuthor InformationDeborah Martin is Senior Lecturer in Latin American Cultural Studies at University College London, UK. She is author of Painting, Literature and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture (2012) and The Cinema of Lucrecia Martel (2016), and editor of Latin American Women Filmmakers: Production, Politics, Poetics (with Deborah Shaw, 2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |