Transnational Australian Cinema: Ethics in the Asian Diasporas by Olivia Khoo, Belinda Smaill, and Audrey Yue Rochelle Siemienowicz March 2014 Book Reviews For those of us with an interest in Australian film, the idea of Asian Australian cinema might evoke a short list of names and titles, all from the very recent past. Examples might include Clara Law’s SBSi-prod...
Aesthetic Nationalism in English-Canadian Cinema William Beard December 2013 Feature Articles “The question of national cinema has been ultimately one of aesthetics and taste.” –Charles Acland (1) “It is something of a challenge...to think about English Canadian cinema as something other than a faile...
Trinbagonianness in Film: National Identity in Trinidad and Tobago Cinema Kafi Kareem June 2011 Feature Articles An introductory essay on the post-colonial emergence of a regional cinema often overlooked in contemporary film history.
The Wounds of Nations: Horror Cinema, Historical Trauma and National Identity by Linnie Blake Robyn Citizen July 2009 Book Reviews In The Wounds of Nations: Horror Cinema, Historical Trauma and National Identity, UK lecturer Linnie Blake argues for the horror genre’s unique ability to confront the consequences of traumatic national events ...
The Cinema of Small Nations edited by Mette Hjort and Duncan Petrie Polona Petek August 2008 Book Reviews Film scholarship is undergoing a paradigm shift. In the past decade or so, a significant body of work has emerged, which reflects the opinion that the nation-state – once the undisputed primary unit of economic...
