Lexicon of Global Melodrama

This new go-to reference book for global melodrama assembles contributions by experts from a wide range of disciplines, including cultural studies, film and media studies, gender and queer studies, political science, and postcolonial studies. The melodramas covered in this volume range from early 20th century silent movies to contemporary films, from independent 'arthouse' productions to Hollywood blockbusters. The comprehensive overview of global melodramatic film in the Lexicon constitutes a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners of film, teachers, film critics, and anyone who is interested in the past and present of melodramatic film on a global scale. The Lexicon of Global Melodrama includes essays on All That Heaven Allows, Bombay, Casablanca, Die Büchse der Pandora, In the Mood for Love, Nosotros los Pobres, Terra Sonâmbula, and Tokyo Story.

About the author

Heike Paul (Prof. Dr.), geb. 1968, ist Lehrstuhlinhaberin für Amerikanistik an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Forschungsaufenthalte und Gastprofessuren führten sie nach Cambridge (MA), Los Angeles (CA) und Hanover (NH). Sie ist u.a. Sprecherin des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs »Das Sentimentale in Literatur, Kultur und Politik« und erhielt 2018 den Leibniz-Preis.Katharina Gerund (Dr. phil.) ist Amerikanistin an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind transatlantischer Kulturaustausch und kulturelle Mobilität, US-amerikanische Populärkultur sowie afroamerikanische Geschichte, Literatur und Kultur.

Summary

This new go-to reference book for global melodrama assembles contributions by experts from a wide range of disciplines, including cultural studies, film and media studies, gender and queer studies, political science, and postcolonial studies. The melodramas covered in this volume range from early 20th century silent movies to contemporary films, from independent ›arthouse‹ productions to Hollywood blockbusters. The comprehensive overview of global melodramatic film in the Lexicon constitutes a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners of film, teachers, film critics, and anyone who is interested in the past and present of melodramatic film on a global scale. The Lexicon of Global Melodrama includes essays on All That Heaven Allows, Bombay, Casablanca, Die Büchse der Pandora, In the Mood for Love, Nosotros los Pobres, Terra Sonâmbula, and Tokyo Story.

Additional text

»Ein beeindruckendes Lexikon.«

Report

»Ein beeindruckendes Lexikon.«

Hans Helmut Prinzler, www.hhprinzler.de, 26.05.2022 20220526

Product details

• Assisted by: Katharina Gerund (Editor), Katharina Gerund et al (Editor), H (Editor), Marius Henderson (Editor), Sarah Marak (Editor), Heike Paul (Editor)
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2022
• EAN: 9783837659733
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-5973-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 28 mm x 244 mm
• Weight: 684 g
• Illustrations: 8 SW-Abb., 83 Farbabb.
• Series: Global Sentimentality; Global Sentimentality 1
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Film, Öffentliche Darbietungen, Film, Rundfunk, Kulturwissenschaften, Gender Studies, Film, Kino, Medienwissenschaften, Media, Media Studies, Culture, Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, Social interaction, Social & cultural history, The arts, Social Sciences, Literary studies: general, Gay & Lesbian studies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Culture and institutions, International migration and colonization, Groups of people, Public performances, American literature in English