Precarity in European Film

Depictions and Discourses

Elisa Cuter, Guido Kirsten, Hanna Prenzel (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 374 Seiten

2023
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-135571-9 (ISBN)

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lt;p>This volume brings together renowned scholars and early career-researchers in mapping the ways in which European cinema -whether arthouse or mainstream, fictional or documentary, working with traditional or new media- engages with phenomena of precarity, poverty, and social exclusion. It compares how the filmic traditions of different countries reflect the socioeconomic conditions associated with precarity, and illuminates similarities in the iconography of precarious lives across cultures. While some of the contributions deal with the representations of marginalized minorities, others focus on work-related precarity or the depictions of downward mobility. Among other topics, the volume looks at how films grapple with gender inequality, intersectional struggle, discriminatory housing policies, and the specific problems of precarious youth. With its comparative approach to filmic representations of European precarity, this volume makes a major contribution to scholarship on precarity and the representation of social class in contemporary visual culture.

Watch our book talk with the editors Elisa Cuter, Guido Kirsten and Hanna Prenzel here: https://youtu.be/lKpD1NFAx2o

lt;p> Elisa Cuter, Guido Kirsten and Hanna Prenzel.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.10.2023
Reihe/Serie	Film, Class, Society ; 1
Zusatzinfo	3 b/w and 36 col. ill., 3 col. tbl.
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	729 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Schlagworte	Armut • Cinema • Inequality • Kino • Poverty • Repräsentation • Representation • Ungleichheit
ISBN-10	3-11-135571-3 / 3111355713
ISBN-13	978-3-11-135571-9 / 9783111355719
Zustand	Neuware