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Routledge European Civil War Films: Memory and Conflict Book

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Explore the complex relationship between cinema and history with European Civil War Films: Memory, Conflict, and Nostalgia. Part of the Routledge Advances in Film Studies series, this book examines how late twentieth-century European cinema addresses the often neglected subject of civil war. Through a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this study looks at films centered on the Spanish, Irish, former Yugoslavia, and Greek civil wars. It engages with modern debates regarding cultural memory and examines the problematic nature of cinematic postmemory. Readers will discover how certain films present an idealized past that may gloss over the harsh realities of conflict, sometimes creating a nostalgic discourse of loss and longing. This text is designed for students, researchers, and film enthusiasts interested in how moving images shape our understanding of historical trauma and national identity. By analyzing different cinematic approaches, from melancholic reflections to nostalgic depictions, the book provides a deep look into how film mediates the memory of war.

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Provides a comparative study of cinema related to the Spanish, Irish, Greek, and former Yugoslavia civil wars.

Engages with contemporary academic debates surrounding cultural memory and the concept of cinematic postmemory.

Analyzes how films use nostalgia and idealized versions of the past to represent historical conflict.

Offers an interdisciplinary perspective suitable for film studies and historical research.

Examines the ways cinematic storytelling can gloss over the realities of civil war through loss and longing.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415523206
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Film & Video Art
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 07 August 2012
Listed Since: 22 November 2011

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