Chantal Akerman: Afterlives - Couverture souple

Wilson, Emma; Schmid, Marion

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781886407 ISBN 13 : 9781781886403

Editeur : Modern Humanities Research Association, 2021

Synopsis

Chantal Akerman was one of the most significant directors of our times. A radical innovator of cinematic forms, she was at the forefront of feminist and women's filmmaking. In the 1990s, she developed an important installation practice and began to experiment with self-writing.

Focusing on Akerman's works of the last two decades, a period during which she diversified her creative practice, this collection traces her artistic trajectory across different media. From her documentaries 'bordering on fiction' to her final installation, NOW, the volume elucidates the thematic and aesthetic concerns of the later works, placing particular emphasis on self-portraiture, the exploration of intimacy, and the treatment of trauma, memory and exile. It also attends to the aural and visual textures that underpin her art. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical approaches as well as engaging more creatively with Akerman's work, the essays provide a new optic for understanding this deeply personal, prescient oeuvre.

Marion Schmid is Professor of French Literature and Film at the University of Edinburgh. Emma Wilson is Professor of French Literature and the Visual Arts at the University of Cambridge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Modern Humanities Research Association
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781886407
• ISBN 13: 9781781886403
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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