Lexicon of Global Melodrama

Author:   Heike Paul ,  Katharina Gerund ,  Marius Henderson ,  Sarah Marak
Publisher:   Transcript Verlag
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9783837659733


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   11 May 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Lexicon of Global Melodrama


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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 melodramatic film in the Lexicon constitutes a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners of film, teachers, film critics and anyone who is interested in the past and present of melodramatic film on a global scale. The Lexicon of Global Melodrama includes essays on All That Heaven Allows, Bombay, Casablanca, Die Büchse der Pandora, In the Mood for Love, Nosotros los Pobres, Terra Sonambula, and Tokyo Story.

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Author:   Heike Paul ,  Katharina Gerund ,  Marius Henderson ,  Sarah Marak
Publisher:   Transcript Verlag
Imprint:   Transcript Verlag
ISBN:  

9783837659733


ISBN 10:   3837659739
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   11 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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»Ein beeindruckendes Lexikon.« Hans Helmut Prinzler, www.hhprinzler.de, 26.05.2022


»Ein beeindruckendes Lexikon.« * Hans Helmut Prinzler, www.hhprinzler.de, 26.05.2022 *


Author Information

Heike Paul (Prof. Dr.), geb. 1968, ist Lehrstuhlinhaberin für Amerikanistik an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Forschungsaufenthalte und Gastprofessuren führten sie nach Cambridge (MA), Los Angeles (CA) und Hanover (NH). Sie ist u.a. Sprecherin des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs »Das Sentimentale in Literatur, Kultur und Politik« und erhielt 2018 den Leibniz-Preis. Katharina Gerund (Dr. phil.) ist Amerikanistin an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind transatlantischer Kulturaustausch und kulturelle Mobilität, US-amerikanische Populärkultur sowie afroamerikanische Geschichte, Literatur und Kultur.

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