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Author: Tatiana Signorelli Heise
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9780708325087
ISBN 10: 0708325084
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 30 July 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'In this very readable book, Heise takes a fresh, innovative approach to the topic of contemporary Brazilian cinema by analysing how a range of both documentary and fiction films engage with notions of national identity. This book is an important addition to the growing bibliography on films of the so-called 'retomada' or renaissance of Brazilian cinema that began in the mid-1990s, and is essential reading for students and scholars working in this field. It will also appeal to a general readership with an interest in contemporary cinema or Brazilian culture.' Dr Lisa Shaw, Reader in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, University of Liverpool
'In this very readable book, Heise takes a fresh, innovative approach to the topic of contemporary Brazilian cinema by analysing how a range of both documentary and fiction films engage with notions of national identity. This book is an important addition to the growing bibliography on films of the so-called 'retomada' or renaissance of Brazilian cinema that began in the mid-1990s, and is essential reading for students and scholars working in this field. It will also appeal to a general readership with an interest in contemporary cinema or Brazilian culture.' Dr Lisa Shaw, Reader in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, University of Liverpool 'This book offers to the English reader, for the first time, an overarching picture of Brazil's thriving contemporary film production. Heise has devised an insightful method to tackle its complexity, by focusing on the recurrent trope of brasilidade, that is, the idea of national belonging. The categories she establishes in order to organise her vast material - 'celebratory', 'reformist', 'oppositional' and 'alternative' - are bound to become common currency among film scholars. Bold in its assertions and unafraid of canonical theories, Remaking Brazil is a compelling testament to the resilience of the nation in the transnational era.' Professor Lucia Nagib, Centenary Professor of World Cinemas, University of Leeds
Author Information
Dr. Tatiana Signorelli Heise is Professor of Hispanic Studies at Manchester University.
