This volume of essays combines new analyses of two subjects of
ongoing research in the field of humanities: cinema and the visual
arts. Originally presented at the American Comparative Literature
Association Conference 2010 in New Orleans, these collected papers
have been expanded and extended from their original points of
enquiry, and analyse films from the diverse cultural traditions of
China, Germany, the United Kingdom, America, Northern Ireland and
India. Subjects of examination include China's 'Shanghai Express'
and 'The Goddess', Fritz Lang's 'M', and two films from the James
Bond franchise, 'Diamonds Are Forever' and 'Casino Royale'. Other
areas of investigation include films focusing on Northern Ireland,
the depiction of the Indian film industry through Indian writers,
and Hong Kong and East Asian cinema.
The focus of the volume then switches to the visual arts, with
an explanation of how the classificatory order for the visual arts
and art history has long been rigorous in its demand for
juxtapositions and comparisons, followed by an examination of
modernist abstract art with a specific analysis of the importance
of Gertrude Stein's still-lifes in 'Tender Buttons'. Manuel Rivas'
use of cross-cultural textualization in 'Mujer en el bano' is
explored using the concepts of montage and Benjamin's dialectical
image. Lastly Kara Walker's controversial art that highlights
racial pictography and violent imagery from the antebellum American
South comes under close scrutiny.
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