{"product_id":"american-independent-cinema-4","title":"American Independent Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe American independent sector has attracted much attention in recent years, an upsurge of academic work on the subject being accompanied by wider public debate. But many questions remain about how exactly independence should be defined and how its relationship might be understood with other parts of the cinematic landscape, most notably the Hollywood studios. Edited and written by leading authors in the field,\u003ci\u003e American Independent Cinema: indie, indiewood and beyond\u003c\/i\u003e offers an examination of the field through four sections that range in focus from broad definitions to close focus on particular manifestations of independence. A wide variety of examples are included but within a framework that offers insights into how these are related to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore specifically this collection offers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean account of recent developments as well as reviewing, reassessing and revising a number of central positions, approaches and arguments relating to various parts of the independent and\/or indie sector.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual case studies that range from the distinctive qualities of the work of established ‘quality’ filmmakers such as Wes Anderson, Steven Soderbergh and Rebecca Miller to studies of horror genre production at the more ‘disreputable’ end of the independent spectrum. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamples of the limits of independence available in some cases within Hollywood, including studies of the work of Stanley Kubrick and Hal Ashby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase studies of under-researched areas in the margins of American independent cinema, including the Disney nature films and Christian evangelical filmmaking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA number of wider overview chapters that examine contemporary American independent cinema from a number of perspectives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, the chapters in the collection offer a unique contribution to the study of independent film in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warren Buckland, Philip Drake, Mark Gallagher, Geoff King, Peter Krämer, Novotny Lawrence, James MacDowell, Claire Molloy, Michael Z. Newman, Alisa Perren, James Russell, Thomas Schatz, Michele Schreiber, Janet Staiger, Yannis Tzioumakis, Sarah Wharton\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257097736536,"sku":"9780415684286","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415684286_204581b5-6503-4039-95c8-dc538fd55ac9.jpg?v=1779174056","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/american-independent-cinema-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}