Olof Hedling – författare

Although relatively small, the northern countries of Scandinavia have made a disproportionately large contribution to world cinema. Indeed, some of their films are among the best known of all times, including The Seventh Seal, Dancer in the Dark, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. And Scandinavian directors are also among the best known, just to mention Ingmar Bergman and Lars von Trier. But there is much more to the cinema of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland than that, and this book shows us what they have been accomplishing over more than a century from the beginnings of cinema until the present.The Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema shows just how long and busy this history has been in the chronology, starting in 1896. The introduction then describes the situation in each one of the component countries, all of which approached and developed the field in a similar but also slightly different manner. The dictionary section, with over 400 substantial entries, looks at the situation in greater detail, with over 400 substantial entries on major actors, directors and others, significant films, various genres and themes, and subjects such as animation, ethnicity, migration and censorship. Given its contribution to world cinema it is good to finally have an encyclopedia like this which can meet the interests of the scholar and researcher but also the movie fan.

Although relatively small, the northern countries of Scandinavia have made a disproportionately large contribution to world cinema. Indeed, some of their films are among the best known of all times, including The Seventh Seal, Dancer in the Dark, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. And Scandinavian directors are also among the best known, just to mention Ingmar Bergman and Lars von Trier. But there is much more to the cinema of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland than that, and this book shows us what they have been accomplishing over more than a century from the beginnings of cinema until the present.The Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema shows just how long and busy this history has been in the chronology, starting in 1896. The introduction then describes the situation in each one of the component countries, all of which approached and developed the field in a similar but also slightly different manner. The dictionary section, with over 400 substantial entries, looks at the situation in greater detail, with over 400 substantial entries on major actors, directors and others, significant films, various genres and themes, and subjects such as animation, ethnicity, migration and censorship. Given its contribution to world cinema it is good to finally have an encyclopedia like this which can meet the interests of the scholar and researcher but also the movie fan.

Mediers gestaltning av mat och dryck har inte varit ett stort forskningsområde, och att dessutom undersöka kopplingarna mellan mat och plats i dessa gestaltningar är direkt sällsynt. Vi vill i någon mån råda bot på detta genom att i denna bok samla forskare från olika discipliner som från skilda infallsvinklar och tidsepoker analyserar platsens betydelse i representationen av mat och dryck. Den plats som undersöks i boken är Skåne. Så följ med på en resa från Wallanderfilmernas vin och varmkorv, via mjölk och Facebook-upprop, reklamfilm från Tetra Pak, ärtsafari på Bjuvslätten, svält och potatiskravaller i press och klipparkiv, för att så småningom landa i kryddfälten på Österlen och en berättelse om hur den skånska Absolutvodkan hamnade i New Yorks barer.

Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader gives a wide and yet concise presentation of the history of Swedish film through a number of articles by Swedish and international film scholars. The book draws upon a rich tradition of research on Swedish cinema, and it offers a varied and inspiring introduction to the history – from the very first film screenings to contemporary works. Combining in-depth studies with contextualizing introductions, Swedish film: An Introduction and Reader provides a rich spectrum of perspectives on Swedish film previously unavailable in English. The book will be essential reading for students, scholars and anyone who has an interest in Swedish cinema! Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader ger en bred och samtidigt koncis presentation av den svenska filmens historia genom tematiskt ordnade artiklar skrivna av svenska och internationella filmvetare. Boken har sin grund i en rik tradition av forskning om svensk film och den erbjuder en varierande och inspirerande introduktion till historien – från den första filmvisningen till samtida verk. Genom att kombinera djupstudier med kontextualiserande introduktioner ger redaktörerna för Swedish film: An Introduction and Reader ett brett perspektiv på svensk film som tidigare inte funnits tillgängligt på engelska. Boken är grundläggande läsning för studenter, forskare och alla som är intresserade av svensk film! Boken innehåller texter av: Mariah Larsson, Anders Marklund, Kjell Furberg, Jan Holmberg, Åsa Jernudd, Astrid Söderberg Widding, Bo Florin, Leif Furhammar, Tommy Gustafsson, Bengt Forslund, Per Olov Quist, Ann-Kristin Wallengren, Bengt Bengtsson, Mia Krokstäde, Mats Jönsson, Bjørn Sørenssen, Chris Holmlund, Daniel Brodén, Erik Hedling, Lars Gustaf Andersson, Anders Wilhelm Åberg, Madeliene Lilja, Johan Nilsson, Roy Andersson, Rochelle Wright, Tomás Fernández Valentí, Anna Westerståhl Stenport, Olof Hedling