Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas: From Nation-building to Ecocosmopolitanism (Topics and Issues in National Cinema)

__Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas__ challenges the traditional socio-political rhetoric of national cinema by providing an ecocritical examination of Nordic cinema. The author uses a range of analytical approaches to interrogate how the national paradigm can be rethought through ecosystemic concerns, by exploring a range of Nordic films as national and transnational, regional and local texts, all with significant global implications. By synergizing transnational theories with ecological approaches, the study considers the planetary implications of nation-based cultural production. Introduction: Environmental History And Nordic Film Culture -- Nation-building In The Nordic Context: Natural History? -- The Role Of Nature In The Deer Western And The Road Movie -- The Horror Film In An Ecological Context -- Ecocritical Approaches To Children's Film -- Human Ecology And The Nordic Welfare State -- Green Economics And The Brownfields Of The Welfare State: Crime Thrillers And Human Ecology -- Intercultural Approaches To Nordic Cinema -- Ecocritical Approaches To Multicultural And Minority Cinemas -- Responsibility And The Nordic Model: Global Nordicness And Ecocosmopolitan Exceptionalism -- Ecodocumentaries And The Sense Of Global Responsibility -- Representing The End Times: Ecological Melancholia And The End Of The World Openings And Conclusions: Transvergent Perspectives On Nordic Ecocinema. Pietari Kääpä. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas uses a range of analytical approaches to interrogate how the traditional socio-political rhetoric of national cinema can be rethought through ecosystemic concerns, by exploring a range of Nordic films as national and transnational, regional and local texts--all with significant global implications. By synergizing transnational theories with ecological approaches, the study considers the planetary implications of nation-based cultural production. This title challenges the traditional socio-political rhetoric of national cinema by providing an ecocritical examination of Nordic cinema. The author uses a range of analytical approaches to interrogate how the national paradigm can be rethought through ecosystemic concerns, by exploring a range of Nordic films as national and transnational, regional and local texts, all with significant global implications