Elisabeth Bronfen
Publisher
transcript Verlag
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
1. Aufl.
Description
Pluralismus der Gegenstände und Methoden gilt als Charakteristikum kulturwissenschaftlicher Forschung. Nichtsdestotrotz handeln sich vergleichende Untersuchungen, die kultur- und medienhistorische Differenzen missachten, den Vorwurf ein, Äpfel und Birnen zusammenzuwerfen. Die hier versammelten Beiträge machen dieses Vergehen zum Thema. Sie erproben Formen, Probleme und Möglichkeiten illegitimer Vergleiche, indem sie Phänomene aus historisch distanten...
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Moving images of the British monarchy are almost as old as the moving image itself, dating back to an 1895 American drama, The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots. And from 1896, actual British monarchs appeared in the new 'animated photography', led by Queen Victoria. Half a century later the 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II was a milestone in the...
Publisher
transcript Verlag
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
This new go-to reference book for global melodrama assembles contributions by experts from a wide range of disciplines, including cultural studies, film and media studies, gender and queer studies, political science, and postcolonial studies. The melodramas covered in this volume range from early 20th century silent movies to contemporary films, from independent ›arthouse‹ productions to Hollywood blockbusters. The comprehensive overview of global...