{"product_id":"a-companion-to-british-and-irish-cinema-isbn-9781118477519","title":"A Companion to British and Irish Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stimulating overview of the intellectual arguments and critical debates involved in the study of British and Irish cinemas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBritish and Irish film studies have expanded in scope and depth in recent years, prompting a growing number of critical debates on how these cinemas are analysed, contextualized, and understood. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to British and Irish Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e addresses arguments surrounding film historiography, methods of textual analysis, critical judgments, and the social and economic contexts that are central to the study of these cinemas. Twenty-nine essays from many of the most prominent writers in the field examine how British and Irish cinema have been discussed, the concepts and methods used to interpret and understand British and Irish films, and the defining issues and debates at the heart of British and Irish cinema studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering a broad scope of commentary, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e explores historical, cultural and aesthetic questions that encompass over a century of British and Irish film studies—from the early years of the silent era to the present-day. Divided into five sections, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003ediscusses the social and cultural forces shaping British and Irish cinema during different periods, the contexts in which films are produced, distributed and exhibited, the genres and styles that have been adopted by British and Irish films, issues of representation and identity, and debates on concepts of national cinema at a time when ideas of what constitutes both ‘British’ and ‘Irish’ cinema are under question. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to British and Irish Cinema \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable and timely resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of film, media, and cultural studies, and for those seeking contemporary commentary on the cinemas of Britain and Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Histories: Issues and Debates 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 British Silent Cinema 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Burrows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cinema in Ireland from the 1890s to the 1930s 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Rockett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 British Cinema in the 1930s 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence Napper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 British Cinema and the Second World War 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Chapman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The 1950s and 1960s 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelanie Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Irish Cinema’s First Wave: Histories and Legacies of the 1970s and the 1980s 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaeve Connolly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 History, Heritage and the National Past in British Cinema of the 1980s and 1990s 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoff Eley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Critical Approaches: Debating Film Texts 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Filming with Words: British Cinema, Literature and Adaptation 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Geraghty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 British Film Genres 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Hutchings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 British Cinema and Authorship 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheldon Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Acting and Stardom 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Leach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 British and Irish Film Music 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. J. Donnelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Irish Cinema and International Screen Culture 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin McLoone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Vernacular Visions: Ireland and Accented Cinema 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuke Gibbons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Critical Approaches: Debating Film Contexts 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 British Film Industry and Policy: Issues and Debates 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuncan Petrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 British Cinema and Technology 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Irish Film: Industry and Policy 313\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoderick Flynn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 British Cinema and Television 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Rolinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Representation and Identity 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Gender, Sexuality, and British Cinema 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiall Richardson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Space, Place, and Architecture in British Films: The Case of \u003ci\u003eLast Resort \u003c\/i\u003e(2000) 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Newland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Gender, Sexuality, and Irish Film 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebbie Ging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Space and Place in Irish Cinema 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConn Holohan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Proletariat and British Cinema 423\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Dave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Race and Ethnicity in British Cinema 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarita Malik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Redefining ‘British’ and ‘Irish’ Cinemas 461\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Englishness of British Cinema: Beyond the Valley of the Corn Dollies 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Petley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Trainspotter’s Delight: Issues and Themes in Scottish Film Criticism 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Cinema Has Two Tongues: The Cinema Cultures of Wales 510\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaryl Perrins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Screening Irish‐America 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Barton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Transnational Strategies in British Cinema: The Example of Slumdog Millionaire 545\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames F. English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.” - W. A. Vincent, Michigan State University for CHOICE Connect, February 2020 Vol. 57 No. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This magnificent volume unfailingly demonstrates a sense of what the word ‘Companion’ in its title actually means. This is no ‘primer’ of entry-level chapters, although scholars unfamiliar with British and Irish cinema will learn much from it.” - Andrew Moor (Manchester Metropolitan University), \u003cb\u003eJournal of British Cinema and Television\u003c\/b\u003e 17.2 (2020): 273–287\u003c\/p\u003e \t \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Media, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSex, Class and Realism: British Cinema 1956–63, British Cinema in the 1980s, Cinema and Northern Ireland: Film, Culture and Politics,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Ken Loach: The Politics of Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e as well as being the co-author of\u003ci\u003e Cinema and Ireland.\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish and Irish film studies have expanded in scope and depth in recent years, prompting a growing number of critical debates on how these cinemas are analyzed, contextualized, and understood. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to British and Irish Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e addresses arguments surrounding film historiography, methods of textual analysis, critical judgments, and the social and economic contexts that are central to the study of these cinemas. 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