The politics of affect and emotion in contemporary Latin American cinema: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico

This book explores the role of emotion and affect in recent Latin American cinema (1990s-2000s) in the context of larger public debates about past traumas and current anxieties. To address this topic, it examines some of the most significant trends in contemporary Latin American filmmaking. LAURA PODALSKY Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Ohio State University, USA. INDICE: Between Neo-realist Sentimentality and Modernist Shock: New Latin American Cinema and Beyond - Thrilling Histories: Questions of Genre and History - Affecting Legacies: Contemporary Structures of Feeling - Alien/Nation: Contemporary Youth in Film - Emotional Investments: Global Networks and Transnational Affective Communities

• ISBN: 978-0-230-10955-1
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 19/08/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés