New Readings of Past and Recent Latin American Cinema. Review of Lisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison (Editors) <em> Latin American Cinema: Essays on Modernity, Gender and National Identity </em> (Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland, 2005)

Authors

  • Gabriela Martínez University of Oregon

Keywords:

Latin American Cultural Studies

Abstract

The recent volume edited by Lisa Shaw and Stephanie
Dennison, Latin American Cinema: Essays on Modernity, Gender
and National Identity (2005) is a refreshing work on the study of
Latin American cinematography, since it departs from the conventional canon associated with Latin American film. Although some chapters deal with the usual countries— Mexico, Argentina and Brazil—and with films from the 1960s, 1970s,
and 1980s, there is a conscious effort to include smaller markets and producing countries such as Peru and Uruguay.

Author Biography

Gabriela Martínez, University of Oregon

Gabriela Martínez es profesora asistente de periodismo y comunicación en la Universidad de Oregon. Como directora de cine documental, ha producido, dirigido o editado más de diez documentales etnográficos y sociales, entre los que figuran "Ñakaj", "Textiles in the Southern Andes", "Mamacoca: The other face of the leaf", y "Qoyllur Rit'i: A Woman's Journey". Actualmente trabaja en un manuscrito sobre el impacto social, cultural y político de la Telefónica Española en Latinoamérica.

Published

2006-09-01

How to Cite

Martínez, G. (2006). New Readings of Past and Recent Latin American Cinema. Review of Lisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison (Editors) <em> Latin American Cinema: Essays on Modernity, Gender and National Identity </em> (Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland, 2005). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 4(1), 163–174. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/265

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