Cinematic Landscape and Emerging Identities in Contemporary Latin American Film
Author | : María Soledad Paz-MacKay |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2024-03-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781666934267 |
ISBN-13 | : 1666934267 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Cinematic Landscape and Emerging Identities in Contemporary Latin American Film offers a series of perspectives, produced from a diverse array of aesthetic and theoretical approaches, that build on previous studies about cinematic landscape and space while addressing it from a regional perspective. This book explores how contemporary Latin American filmmakers have included, created, or transformed different types of landscapes in their works. The chapters highlight the centrality of landscape as a meaningful space in film, composed in addition to the image, sound, and movement. The core of the edited collection revolves around films where landscape emerges as a crucial element to transmit the urgency of issues affecting diverse Latin American societies. The representation of emerging social actors, such as Indigenous groups, Afro-Latin Americans, LGBTQIA+ communities, migrants, environmentalists, and women, offers a localized view of sociocultural, political, and environmental challenges from marginalized and dissenting voices.