European Cinema in Motion: Migrant and Diasporic Film in Contemporary Europe (Palgrave European Film and Media Studies)

This collection brings together international experts on the cinema of migration and diaspora in postcolonial and postnational Europe. It offers a comprehensive theoretical and analytical discussion of a highly productive creative sector and documents the spectrum of this area of exploration in European, transnational and World Cinema studies. Transnational mobility and migration are amongst the most powerful forces of social transformation in the contemporary world. Over the past three decades, representations of migrant and diasporic experiences and the dynamics of postmodern multiculturalism have assumed a prominent position in European mainstream and art house cinema. Filmmakers with a migratory background have brought about the World Cinema turn in European cinema by introducing new narratives and by fusing Western and non-Western aesthetic traditions. European Cinema in Motion develops an original theory of migrant and diasporic cinema and provides an overview of its cultural and industrial contexts in Europe. Representative case studies of more than eighty films adopt a comparative perspective in the search for the commonalities and differences between productions from Western, Southern and Eastern Europe. The contributions reflect the wide spectrum of this important new field at the interface of (trans)national, European and World Cinema Transnational Mobility And Migration Are Amongst The Most Powerful Forces Of Social Transformation In The Contemporary World. Over The Past Three Decades, Representations Of Migrant And Diasporic Experiences And The Dynamics Of Postmodern Multiculturalism Have Assumed A Prominent Position In European Mainstream And Art House Cinema. Filmmakers With A Migratory Background Have Brought About The World Cinema Turn In European Cinema By Introducing New Narratives And By Fusing Western And Non-western Aesthetic Traditions. European Cinema In Motion Develops An Original Theory Of Migrant And Diasporic Cinema And Provides An Overview Of Its Cultural And Industrial Contexts In Europe. Representative Case Studies Of More Than Eighty Films Adopt A Comparative Perspective In The Search For The Commonalities And Differences Between Productions From Western, Southern And Eastern Europe. The Contributions Reflect The Wide Spectrum Of This Important New Field At The Interface Of (trans)national, European And World Cinema. Locating Migrant And Diasporic Cinema In Contemporary Europe / Daniela Berghahn And Claudia Sternberg -- Migration And Cinematic Process In Post-cold War Europe / Dina Iordanova -- State And Other Funding For Migrant, Diasporic And World Cinemas In Europe / Anne Jäckel -- Nostalgic Journeys In Post-soviet Cinema : Towards A Lost Home? / Birgit Beumers -- Transculturation In German And Spanish Migrant And Diasporic Cinema : On Constrained Spaces And Minor Intimacies In Princesses And A Little Bit Of Freedom / Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez -- The Dark Side Of Hybridity : Contemporary Black And Asian British Cinema / Sarita Malik -- Body Matters : Immigrants In Recent Spanish, Italian And Greek Cinemas / Isabel Santaolalla -- Gendering Diaspora : The Work Of Diasporic Women Film-makers In Western Europe / Carrie Tarr -- Queering The Diaspora / James S. Williams -- Sound Bridges : Transnational Mobility As Ironic Melodrama / Deniz Göktürk -- Coming Of Age In The Hood : The Diasporic Youth Film And Questions Of Genre / Daniela Berghahn -- Migration, Diaspora And Metacinematic Reflection / Claudia Sternberg -- Future Imperfect : Some Onward Perspectives On Migrant And Diasporic Film Practice / Gareth Jones. Edited By Daniela Berghahn And Claudia Sternberg. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Filmography (pages 293-300). Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 11 Notes on Contributors......Page 13 Introduction......Page 16 1 Locating Migrant and Diasporic Cinema in Contemporary Europe......Page 27 2 Migration and Cinematic Process in Post-Cold War Europe Dina Iordanova......Page 65 3 State and Other Funding for Migrant, Diasporic and World Cinemas in Europe......Page 91 4 Nostalgic Journeys in Post-Soviet Cinema: Towards a Lost Home?......Page 111 5 Transculturation in German and Spanish Migrant and Diasporic Cinema: On Constrained Spaces and Minor Intimacies in Princesses and A Little Bit of Freedom......Page 129 6 The Dark Side of Hybridity: Contemporary Black and Asian British Cinema......Page 147 7 Body Matters: Immigrants in Recent Spanish, Italian and Greek Cinemas......Page 167 8 Gendering Diaspora: The Work of Diasporic Women Film-Makers in Western Europe......Page 190 9 Queering the Diaspora......Page 211 10 Sound Bridges: Transnational Mobility as Ironic Melodrama......Page 230 11 Coming of Age in 'the Hood': The Diasporic Youth Film and Questions of Genre......Page 250 12 Migration, Diaspora and Metacinematic Reflection......Page 271 Future Imperfect: Some Onward Perspectives on Migrant and Diasporic Film Practice......Page 290 Filmography......Page 308 Index......Page 316 'An important contribution filled with original work and insightful analyses.' - Randall Halle, Klaus W. Jonas Professor of German Film and Cultural Studies, University of Pittsburgh, USA 'A welcome addition to European cinema studies and a timely contribution to the growing fields of diasporic, migrant and transnational cinemas. This thought-provoking collection, which manages to be both diverse and coherent, will be consulted for years to come.' - Elizabeth Ezra, Professor of Cinema and Culture, University of Stirling, UK