{"product_id":"9780415183758-screening-the-past","title":"Screening the Past","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMemory and Nostalgia in Cinema. From Mildred Pierce and Brief Encounter to Raging Bull and In the Mood for Love, this lively and accessible collection explores film culture's obsession with the past, offering searching and provocative analyses of a wide range of titles. \u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Mood for Love, \u003c\/em\u003ethis lively and accessible collection explores film culture's obsession with the past, offering searching and provocative analyses of a wide range of titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScreening the Past\u003c\/em\u003e engages with current debates about the role of cinema in mediating history through memory and nostalgia, suggesting that many films use strategies of memory to produce diverse forms of knowledge which challenge established ideas of history, and the traditional role of historians. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassic essays sit side by side with new research, contextualized by introductions which bring them up to date, and provide suggestions for further reading as the work of contemporary directors such as Martin Scorsese, Kathryn Bigelow, Todd Haynes and Wong Kar-wai is used to examine the different ways they deploy creative processes of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePam Cook also investigates the recent history of film studies, reviewing the developments that have culminated in the exciting, if daunting, present moment. The result is a rich and stimulating volume that will appeal to anyone with an interest in cinema, memory and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41039551627361,"sku":"9780415183758","price":49.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/39b10ec5fe57df4a1d25d8bf926dcc5c.jpg?v=1698269591","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780415183758-screening-the-past","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}