Transnational Ecocinema : Film Culture in an Era of Ecological Transformation

Discussion of Hollywood film has dominated much of the contemporary dialogue on ecocriticism and the cinema—until now. With __Transnational Ecocinemas__, the editors open up the critical debate to look at a larger variety of films from many different countries and cultures. By foregrounding these films with their economic and political contexts, the contributors offer a more comprehensive and nuanced look at the role of place in ecocinema. The essays also interrogate proposed global solutions to environmental issues by presenting an ecocritical perspective on different film cultural considerations from around the globe. Until Recently, Discussion Of Hollywood Film Has Dominated Much Of The Contemporary Dialogue On Ecocriticism And The Cinema. With 'transnational Ecocinema', The Editors Open Up The Critical Debate To Look At A Larger Variety Of Films From Many Different Countries And Cultures. By Foregrounding These Films With Their Economic And Political Contexts, The Contributors Offer A More Comprehensive And Nuanced Look At The Role Of Place In Ecocinema. Part I. Introduction To Transnational Ecocinema. Introduction : Transnational Ecocinema In An Age Of Ecological Transformation / Pietari Kääpä And Tommy Gustafsson -- Transnational Approaches To Ecocinema : Charting An Expansive Field / Pietari Kääpä -- Part Ii. Documentary Politics And The Ecological Imagination. Colourful Screens : Water Imaginaries In Documentaries From China And Taiwan / Enoch Yee-lok Tam -- From My Fancy High Heels To Useless Clothing : 'interconnectedness' And Ecocritical Issues In Transnational Documentaries / Kiu-wai Chu -- Ecocinema And 'good Life' In Latin America / Roberto Forns-broggi -- Dimensions Of Humanity In Earthlings (2005) And Encounters At The End Of The World (2007) / Ilda Teresa De Castro -- Part Iii. Popular Film And Ecology. China Has A Natural Environment, Too! : Consumerist And Ideological Ecoimaginaries In The Cinema Of Feng Xiaogang / Corrado Neri -- And The Oscar Goes To ... Ecoheroines, Ecoheros And The Development Of Ecothemes From The China Syndrome (1979) To Gasland (2010) / Tommy Gustafsson -- Part Iv. (in)sustainable Footprint Of Cinema. Climate Change Films : Fear And Agency Appeals / Inês Crespo And Ângela Pereira -- Envisaging Environmental Change : Foregrounding Place In Three Australian Ecomedia Initiatives / Susan Ward And Rebecca Coyle -- Afterword : Towards A Transnational Understanding Of The Anthropocene / Tommy Gustafsson And Pietari Kääpä. Edited By Pietari Kääpä Andtommy Gustafsson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 PART I: Introduction to Transnational Ecocinema 10 Introduction: Transnational Ecocinema in an age of Ecological Transformation 12 Transnational Approaches to Ecocinema: Charting an Expansive Field 30 PART II: Documentary Politics and the Ecological Imagination 54 Colourful Screens: Water Imaginaries in Documentaries from China and Taiwan 56 From My Fancy High Heels to Useless Clothing: ‘Interconnectedness’ and Ecocritical Issues in Transnational Documentaries 74 Ecocinema and ‘Good Life’ in Latin America 94 Dimensions of Humanity in Earthlings (2005) and Encounters at the End of the World (2007) 110 PART III: Popular Film and Ecology 126 China Has a Natural Environment, Too!: Consumerist and Ideological Ecoimaginaries in the Cinema of Feng Xiaogang 128 And the Oscar Goes to ... Ecoheroines, Ecoheros and the Development of Ecothemes from The China Syndrome (1979) to GasLand (2010) 146 PART IV: (In)Sustainable Footprint Of Cinema 172 Climate Change Films: Fear and Agency Appeals 174 Envisaging Environmental Change: Foregrounding Place in Three Australian Ecomedia Initiatives 196 Afterword—Towards a Transnational Understanding of the Anthropocene 216 Contributor Details 222 Index 226 Back Cover 238 Until recently, discussion of Hollywood film has dominated much of the contemporary dialogue on ecocriticism and the cinema. Transnational Ecocinema , open up the critical debate to look at a larger variety of films from many different countries and cultures. By foregrounding these films with their economic and political contexts, the contributors offer a more comprehensive and nuanced look at the role of place in ecocinema. The essays also interrogate proposed global solutions to environmental issues by presenting an ecocritical perspective on different film and cultural considerations from around the globe.|Discussion of Hollywood film has dominated much of the contemporary dialogue on ecocriticism and the cinema—until now. With Transnational Ecocinemas, the editors open up the critical debate to look at a larger variety of films from many different countries and cultures. By foregrounding these films with their economic and political contexts, the contributors offer a more comprehensive and nuanced look at the role of place in ecocinema. The essays also interrogate proposed global solutions to environmental issues by presenting an ecocritical perspective on different film cultural considerations from around the globe. This title is part of emerging fields in film studies (transnational, ecocriticism). It features a wide range of films from established and emerging filmmakers and industries. It has focus on different national contexts. It also focuses on art commercial cinema. Ecocritical approaches are increasingly recognised/popular in the humanities. Until recently, discussion of Hollywood film has dominated much of the contemporary dialogue on ecocriticism and the cinema. With 'Transnational ecocinema', the editors open up the critical debate to look at a larger variety of films from many different countries and cultures. By foregrounding these films with their economic and political contexts, the contributors offer a more comprehensive and nuanced look at the role of place in ecocinema. The essays also interrogate proposed global solutions to environmental issues by presenting an ecocritical perspective on different film and cultural considerations from around the globe "Until recently, discussion of Hollywood film has dominated much of the contemporary dialogue on ecocriticism and the cinema. With Transnational Ecocinema, the editors open up the critical debate to look at a larger variety of films from many different countries and cultures. By foregrounding these films with their economic and political contexts, the contributors offer a more comprehensive and nuanced look at the role of place in ecocinema."--Page [4] of cover