{"title":"Series: Film, Class, Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFilm, Class, Society\u003c\/strong\u003e series invites readers to explore the intricate relationships between cinema, social structures, and cultural dynamics. This collection probes how film both reflects and shapes societal values, offering critical insights into class, identity, and power through diverse genres and perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining elements of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e, and even \u003cem\u003eGraphic Novels\u003c\/em\u003e, the series appeals to those interested in the intersection of visual storytelling and social commentary. Readers can expect thought-provoking analyses that deepen understanding of the world through the lens of film.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"new-rural-cinema-by-tim-lindemann-9783112247488","title":"New Rural Cinema","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the past decade, spanning from the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis to the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, rural poverty in the United States has risen dramatically. The impact of the pandemic is set to intensify these inequalities as the decades of neoliberal dismantling of public healthcare and other social institutions leave inhabitants of impoverished rural areas particularly vulnerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven before this current exacerbation, representations of rural landscape in American cinema have sought to spatially visualise the country’s social inequalities and focus on the victims of poverty and marginalisation. The films discussed in this monograph, \u003cem\u003eBallast\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), \u003cem\u003eWinter’s Bone\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eBeasts of the Southern Wild\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), and \u003cem\u003eLeave No Trace\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), address deep rural poverty in a complex manner and facilitate an interactive, social understanding of landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Rural Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e suggests a novel way of looking at landscape in cinema that responds to and guides its readers through this recent development in American Independent film. It views the chosen films as expressions of a growing awareness of the dire inequality caused by neoliberal capitalism in the United States and the role landscape plays both in its mechanisms of social exclusion as well as in its collective contestation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934156931308,"sku":"9783112247488","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783112247488-new-rural-cinema.jpg?v=1783900447"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/series-film-class-society.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}