World Cinema and the Essay Film: Transnational Perspectives on a Global Practice

'This stellar collection offers a spectrum of new perspectives and fresh arguments on a practice that continues to reverberate around the world. If the essayistic is often associated with a European history, this volume demonstrates its expansive variety as it continues to evolve through other cultures and new histories.'Timothy Corrigan, University of PennsylvaniaWorld Cinema and the Essay Film examines the ways in which essay film practices are deployed by transnational filmmakers in specific local and national contexts, in an interconnected world. The book identifies the essay film as a political and ethical tool to reflect upon and potentially resist the multiple, often contradictory effects of globalisation.With case studies of essayistic works by John Akomfrah, Frances Calvert, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Zhao Liang, amongst many others, and with a photo-essay by Trinh T. Minh-ha, the book expands current research on the essay film and presents transnational perspectives on what is becoming a global film practice.BRENDA HOLLWEG is Research Fellow in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. IGOR KRSTIC is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Stuttgart and in the Centre for Cultural and General Studies at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.Cover image: Zhao Liang, Behemoth, Film Still, 95min, colour, sound, 2015 © Zhao Liang StudioCover design: www.paulsmithdesign.com[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-2924-5Barcode