Linda Badley

Traditions In World Cinema Linda Badley

Marc Notes: First published in Great Britain 2006 by Edinburgh University Press--t. p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Also avail. in cloth. Biographical Note: Linda Badley is a professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun-Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University in South Carolina. Steven Jay Schneider is an adjunct lecturer in the department of media culture at the City University of New York. Publisher Marketing: "Traditions in World Cinema" brings together a colorful and wide ranging collection of world cinematic traditions--national, regional, and global--all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. The movements described range from well-known traditions such as German expressionism, Italian neorealism, French, British, and Czech new wave, and new Hollywood cinema to those of emerging significance, such as Danish Dogma, postcommunist cinema, Brazilian post-Cinema Novo, new Argentine cinema, pre-independence African film traditions, Israeli persecution films, new Iranian cinema, Hindi film songs, Chinese "wenyi pian" melodrama, Japanese horror, and global found-footage cinema. The essays, all written by recognized experts in the field, are jargon free and accessible to both general readers and students. In addition, each chapter is followed by a list of suggested films and readings, offering readers pathways to further viewing and study. Bringing fresh insights to those movements that have provided significant and noteworthy alternatives to Hollywood, this book is an essential introduction to the rich diversity of world cinema. Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 290 (EAN 9780813538747, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Badley, Linda LINDA BADLEY is Professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University./e She has published articles on fiction, film, poetry, and gender. She is author of "Film, Horror, and the Body Fantastic" (Greenwood, 1995). Contributor Bio:  Palmer, R Barton, Prof. R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of English at Clemson University, South Carolina. Contributor Bio:  Schneider, Steven Jay Steven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar, and an author and editor of several books on films and filmmaking, including Barron's " 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. " He is currently in Hollywood, where he plans to produce movies of his own.