| Description |
xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cultural histories of cinema |
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Cultural histories of cinema.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Zoë Druick and Deane Williams -- John Grierson and the United States / Stephen Charbonneau -- John Grierson and Russian cinema: an uneasy dialogue / Julia Vassilieva -- To play the part that was in fact his/her own / Brian Winston -- Translating Grierson: Japan / Abé Markus Nornes -- A social poetics of documentary: Grierson and the Scandinavian documentary tradition / Ib Bondebjerg -- The Griersonian influence and its challenges: Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong (1939-73) / Ian Aitken -- Grierson in Canada / Zoë Druick -- Imperial relations with Polynesian romantics: the John Grierson effect in New Zealand / Simon Sigley -- The Grierson cinema: Australia / Deane Williams -- John Grierson in India: the films division under the influence? / Camille Deprez -- Grierson in Ireland / Jerry White -- White fathers hear dark voices? John Grierson and British colonial Africa at the end of empire / Martin Stollery -- Grierson, Afrikaner nationalism and South Africa / Keyan G. Tomaselli -- Grierson and Latin America: encounters, dialogues and legacies / Mariano Mestman and María Luisa Ortega -- Appendix: John Grierson biographical timeline |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Grierson, John, 1898-1972 -- Influence.
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Documentary films -- Production and direction.
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Documentary films -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Author |
Williams, Deane, editor
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Druick, Zoë, editor
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| ISBN |
9781844575398 paperback |
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9781844575404 hardback |
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1844575403 hardback |
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184457539X paperback |
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