Reseña del libro "Cinema of Crisis (Film and Contemporary Europe) (en Inglés)"
A critical investigation of contemporary European cinema's response to the challenges posed to Europe by economic/political crisis The first book-length investigation of European cinema's response to the economic crisis A survey of cinemas that have not received much critical attention from scholarship. In other words, this is one of the few books on European cinema that features many essays on Eastern European films and filmmakers A study that takes a long view of the crisis that can offer a better understanding of questions of politics and representation in contemporary European Cinema Now more than ever, the idea of Europe as grounded in a shared cultural heritage cannot be taken for granted. For all its diversity, complexity and internal tensions, Europe remains a powerful economic and political superstate. But it is one in crisis, where the postwar social democratic consensus has collapsed, the failings of neoliberalism have led to widespread austerity, and extremism, xenophobia and racism are on the rise. This collection of original essays considers filmmakers' engagements with pressing issues of the moment. Taking a long view of the crisis and considering geopolitical changes that took place towards the end of the 20th century, this book examines European cinema's response to the economic, political and social crises that afflict Europe in the present. Notes on ContributorsIvan Villarmea Alvarez, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Thomas Austin, University of Sussex, UK. Anna Batori, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. Patricia Sequeira Bras, University of London, UK. Rosalind Galt, King's College London, UK. Martin Hall, University of Stirling, UK. Dina Iordanova, University of St Andrews, UK. Angelos Koutsourakis, University of Leeds, UK. Olivia Landry, Lehigh University, USA. Alex Lykidis, Montclair State University, USA. Kate Moffat, University of Warwick, UK. Eva Naripea, Director of the Film Archive of the National Archives of Estonia. Martin O'Shaughnessy, Nottingham Trent University, UK. Constantin Parvulescu, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. Anna Viola Sborgi, King's College London, UK. Lorant Stohr, University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, Hungary.
