Screening European Heritage: Creating And Consuming History On Film (palgrave European Film And Media Studies)
by Paul Cooke /
2016 / English / PDF
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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
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. FromThe Lives of
Others
The Lives of
Others to
toGame of Thrones
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.
, 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.
