Author

Publication

2013 - Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

83,500 words, Guess

Page Count

334 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781571138705
  • ISBN-101571138706
  • Better World Books9781571138705
  • Open LibraryOL34500097M

Classifications

  • LCCPN1993.5.G3.G3573 2

Description

"Generic Histories offers a fresh approach, tracing a series of key genres -- including horror, science fiction, the thriller, Heimat films, and war films -- over the course of German cinema history. It also addresses detective films, comedies, policiers, and romances that deliberately localize global genres within Germany - a form of transnationalism frequently neglected. This focus on genre and history encourages rethinking of the traditional opposition (and hierarchy) between art and popular cinema that has informed German film studies. In these ways, the volume foregrounds genre theory's potential for rethinking film history as well as cultural history more broadly." -- Publisher's description

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Generic Histories of German CinemaBoydell & Brewer, Incorporated2013

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