Traditions in World Cinema: TRADITIONS IN WORLD CINEMA

Linda Badley is Professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University, R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun-Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University and Steven Jay Schneider is Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Media Culture at the City University of New York. R Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University. Steven Jay Schneider is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Media Culture at the City University of New York.

Preface (Toby Miller); Introduction (Linda Badley & R. Barton Palmer); I. European Traditions; 1. German Expressionism (J.P. Telotte); 2. Italian Neorealism (Peter Bondanella); 3. The French New Wave (Richard Neupert); 4. The British New Wave (R. Barton Palmer); II. Central, Eastern and Northern European Traditions; 5. The Czechoslovak New Wave (Peter Hames); 6. Danish Dogma (Linda Badley); 7. Post-Communist Cinema (Christina Stojanova); III. South American Traditions; 8. Post-Cinema Novo Brazilian Cinema (Randal Johnson); 9. New Argentine Cinema (Myrto Konstantarakos); IV. African and Middle Eastern Traditions; 10. Early Cinematic Traditions in Africa (Roy Armes); 11. Israeli Persecution Films (Nitzan Ben-Shaul); 12. New Iranian Cinema (Negar Mottahedeh); V. Asian Traditions; 13. Popular Hindi Cinema and the Film Song (Corey Creekmur); 14. Chinese Melodrama (Stephen Teo); 15. Japanese Horror Cinema (Jay McRoy); VI. American and Transnational Traditions; 16. The 'New' American Cinema (Robert Kolker); 17. The Global Art of Found Footage Cinema (Adrian Danks).

Traditions in World Cinema takes a more sophisticated and wide-ranging approach! This collection contains plenty of useful and informative material [and] several chapters throw light on neglected corners of cinematic history. Times Higher Education Supplement Traditions in World Cinema takes a more sophisticated and wide-ranging approach! This collection contains plenty of useful and informative material [and] several chapters throw light on neglected corners of cinematic history.