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 cinemas (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, i...

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Main Author: Podalsky, Laura, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Of passion, aesthetics, and politics : rethinking the New Latin American cinema and beyond
  • Thrilling histories : replaying the past in genre films
  • Affecting legacies and contemporary structures of feeling
  • Alien/nation : contemporary youth in film
  • Migrant feelings : global networks and transnational affective communities.