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Screening European Heritage: Creating and Consuming History on Film

By Paul Cooke , Rob Stone (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-137-52279-5, 978-1-137-52280-1
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-52280-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6074067 bytes)
Series
Palgrave European Film and Media Studies
Edition
1
Pages
XXXIV, 290\315
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
general;European CinemaMedia Studies;History

Description

This book provides a unique examination of the way Europe’s past is represented on contemporary screens and what this says about contemporary cultural attitudes to history. How do historical dramas come to TV and cinema screens across Europe? How is this shaped by the policies and practices of cultural institutions, from media funding boards to tourist agencies and heritage sites? Who watches these productions and how are they consumed in cinemas, on TV and online?, are just some of the questions this volume seeks to answer. From The Lives of Others to Game of Thrones, historical dramas are a particularly visible part of mainstream European film production, often generating major national debates on the role of the past in contemporary national identity construction.

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