{"product_id":"a-companion-to-australian-cinema","title":"Companion to Australian Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive volume of original essays on Australian screen culture in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Australian Cinema \u003c\/i\u003eis an anthology of original essays by new and established authors on the contemporary state and future directions of a well-established national cinema. A timely intervention that challenges and expands the idea of cinema, this book brings into sharp focus those facets of Australian cinema that have endured, evolved and emerged in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays address six thematically-organized propositions – that Australian cinema is an Indigenous screen culture, an international cinema, a minor transnational imaginary, an enduring auteur-genre-landscape tradition, a televisual industry and a multiplatform ecology. Offering fresh critical perspectives and extending previous scholarship, case studies range from \u003ci\u003eThe Lego Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e, and Australian stars in Hollywood, to transnational co-productions, YouTube channels, transmedia and nature-cam documentaries. New research on trends – such as the convergence of television and film, digital transformations of screen production and the shifting roles of women on and off-screen – highlight how established precedents have been influenced by new realities beyond both cinema and the national.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten in an accessible style that does not require knowledge of cinema studies or Australian studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents original research on Australian actors, such as Cate Blanchett and Chris Hemsworth, their training, branding, and path from Australia to Hollywood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores the films and filmmakers of the Blak Wave and their challenge to Australian settler-colonial history and white identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpands the critical definition of cinema to include YouTube channels, transmedia documentaries, multiplatform changescapes and cinematic remix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to founding texts in Australian screen studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Australian Cinema \u003c\/i\u003eis an ideal introductory text for teachers and students in areas including film and media studies, cultural and gender studies, and Australian history and politics, as well as a valuable resource for educators and other professionals in the humanities and creative arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54165580218712,"sku":null,"price":193.38,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781118942529.jpg?v=1780023659","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/a-companion-to-australian-cinema","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}