{"product_id":"9788494735400","title":"Cinema Behind Bars","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCinema Behind Bars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collective work that explores the representation of incarceration in cinema through ten essays written from complementary perspectives. The authors analyze how the seventh art has addressed different spheres of seclusion, from common prisons and reformatories to psychiatric wards, convents, and concentration camps. The reader will find a rigorous study of the audiovisual motifs and character typologies that define this film genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collective book brings together ten specialists who examine the representation of confinement on the big screen. Each author addresses a different carceral setting, analyzing how cinema has constructed narratives around the deprivation of liberty. The work delves into recurring primary audiovisual motifs, such as penitentiary architecture, rituals of imprisonment, and power dynamics, as well as the character archetypes that populate these stories. From common prisoners to those committed to psychiatric institutions, and including inmates in convents or prisoners in concentration camps, the text offers an exhaustive tour of the multiple facets of the prison genre in film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Topics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCinematic representation of common prison and its social dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe reformatory as a space for re-education and control in film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe psychiatric institution and the boundary between mental health and seclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe convent as a space of voluntary and forced seclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eConcentration camps in audiovisual narrative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCharacter archetypes in prison cinema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eVisual motifs and narrative resources of the penitentiary genre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents and professionals of cinema, audiovisual communication, and cultural studies interested in the analysis of film genres. It will also be of great use to researchers in sociology, criminology, and history working on the representation of seclusion in art. Readers passionate about prison films who desire an academic and multidisciplinary approach to the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA panoramic and comparative view of different spaces of seclusion in cinema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed analysis of the narrative and visual codes of the prison genre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple perspectives from ten specialists that enrich the understanding of the subject\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual tools for the critical analysis of films about incarceration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: José Francisco Montero and José Antonio Planes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Sans Soleil Ediciones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Arts, Cinema, Television and Radio, Movies, Film Theory and Criticism, Cinema: Styles and Genres, Literary Essays, Prisons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Constellatio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEdition date: June 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 468\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 667 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reference work for those who wish to understand how cinema has constructed the imagery of confinement. The diversity of approaches and the breadth of carceral settings covered make this book a valuable resource for both specialists and film enthusiasts seeking a deep and well-documented analysis of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SANS SOLEIL EDICIONES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405721788763,"sku":"9788494735400","price":23.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849473540.jpg?v=1781830972","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788494735400","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}