World Cinema: A Critical Introduction is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to film industries across the globe. From the 1980s onwards, new technologies and increased globalization have radically altered the landscape in which films are distrib...
Shekhar Deshpande is Associate Professor of Communications and English and also the Director of the Communications Program at Arcadia University, Pennsylvania, USA.
Preface Part I: Theoretical Approaches Chapter I What is an Anthology Film? Chapter II Producer as Creative Director in Anthology Films Chapter III Auteur in Anthology Films Chapter IV Spectatorship in Dispersed Texts Chapter V Intertextuality Part II: Themes and Issues Chapter VI National Imaginings and Transnational Transactions Chapter VII Anthology Films as Political Interventions Chapter VIII Inscriptions of the City Chapter IX Nostalgic Cinephilia Chapter X Sexuality Part III: The Future Chapter XI Anthology, the Internet and the New Media Index