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Abstract
In the age of globalisation, diasporic and other types of transnational family are increasingly represented in films such as East is East, Le Grand Voyage, Almanya – Welcome to Germany, Immigrant Memories, Couscous, When We Leave, Monsoon Wedding and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. While there is a significant body of scholarship on the representation of the family in Hollywood cinema, this is the first book to analyse the depiction of Black and Asian British, Maghrebi French and Turkish German families from a comparative transnational perspective.
Drawing on critical concepts from diaspora studies, anthropology, socio-historical research on diasporic families and the burgeoning field of transnational film studies, this book is an essential read for Film Studies scholars and students who are researching families and issues of race and ethnicity in cinema, the media and visual culture.
Drawing on critical concepts from diaspora studies, anthropology, socio-historical research on diasporic families and the burgeoning field of transnational film studies, this book is an essential read for Film Studies scholars and students who are researching families and issues of race and ethnicity in cinema, the media and visual culture.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Number of pages | 224 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780748642908 |
Publication status | Published - 14 May 2013 |
Keywords
- migrant cinema, diasporic cinema, transnational cinema, family, weddings, family secrets, family memories, coming-of-age, hybridity, identity
Projects
- 1 Finished
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The Diasporic Family in Cinema
Berghahn, D. (PI)
Arts & Humanities Res Coun AHRC
1/10/10 → 30/06/11
Project: Research
Activities
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Keynote at Migrant Voices in European Cinema conference
Berghahn, D. (Speaker)
17 Apr 2024 → 19 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Families in Motion and the Hybridization of the Road Movie
Berghahn, D. (Speaker)
11 Jul 2012 → 13 Jul 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Projecting Family Memories of Migration
Berghahn, D. (Speaker)
21 Jun 2012 → 23 Jun 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference