Thornton Tastemakers and Tastemaking

Mexico and Curated Screen Violence
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8114-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Latin American Cinema

Considers how and why taste persists in the analysis of Mexican film and television by looking at key figures and their impact on the curation of violence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thornton, Niamh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Tastemakers and Tastemaking: Questions of Taste, Violence, and Gender

1. Cultural Institutions and Gendered Taste Formation: Nelson Carro and the Cineteca Nacional in 2010

2. Commonplace and Routine: Amat Escalante's Extreme Realism in Los bastardos (2008) and Heli (2013)

3. Reversioning and Thick Contexts: The Cinematic Adaptations of Los de abajo

4. Bodily Excess and Containment: Bordertown (Gregory Nava, 2006) and The Virgin of Juarez (Kevin James Dobson, 2006)

5. Curating Cruelty and Criminality: The Radical Mediation of Kate del Castillo

Conclusion: Ethical Reflections on Legitimation and Taste

Filmography
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Niamh Thornton is a Reader in Latin American Studies at the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is the author and editor of several books, including iRevolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film/i and iInternational Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies: This World is My Place (coedited with Catherine Leen).