Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and Its Deviations

by Jaimey Fisher

Over the last few decades, the field of film studies has seen a rise in approaches oriented toward genre: studies that look at thematic, narrative, and stylistic similarities between films, contextualizing them within culture and society. Although there now exists a large body of genre-based scholarship on international film, German film studies has largely ignored the importance of genre. Even as the last several years have witnessed increasing scholarly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571135707
• ISBN13: 9781571135704
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"