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Informationen zum Autor Kate Egan is lecturer in Film and TelevAcademics, postgrads, undergrads and enthusiasts of Film and Cultural studies, British cultural history, Media studies, studies of Material Culture and cultural anthropologision Studies at the University of Wales, Ab Klappentext Trash or treasure is a wide-ranging historical study of the British circulation of the video nasties - a term that was originally coined in order to ban a group of horror videos in Britain in the 1980s. Through an exploration of the range of historical materials, the book examines how this unusual genre category was formulated in a particular context and then used (for different reasons) by moral campaigners, distributors, critics and fans.By examining the discourses that inform the circulation of a group of banned films, the book argues that censorship is not just about rules and regulations, but also about the discourses that generate censorship, and the cultural and commercial consequences of a censorship act or law.The book will be of great interest to lecturers and students of film and popular culture, as well as enthusiasts of horror films and those interested in film censorship debates. Zusammenfassung Trash or Treasure is a study of the British video nasties! examining the historical circulation of banned films. The book argues that censorship is not just about rules and regulations! but also about the discourses that generate censorship! and the cultural and commercial consequences of a censorship act or law -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: the video nasties and the consequences of censorship. Producing the nasties1. The British art of policing cultural boundaries: the legacy of British horror film reviewing2. Reconsidering 'the plague years': the marketing of the video nasties3. A 'real horror show': the video nasty press campaign. Cults, collectors and cultural memory4. Mapping out the territory of a fan culture: video nasties and the British horror magazine5. Facts, lists and memories: 'masculine' identities and video nasty websites6. The celebration of a 'proper product': exploring video collecting through the video nasties Re-releases and re-evaluations7. Previously banned: remarketing the nasties as retro products8. Low or high? Film Four, film festivals and the nastiesConclusion: the nasties, British film culture and cross-cultural reception...
