Migration in contemporary Hispanic cinema [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas G. Deveny

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779253903321
• Autore: Deveny Thomas G. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-87996-3; 9786613721273; 0-8108-8505-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (407 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43098
• Soggetti: Motion pictures - Latin America; Emigration and immigration in motion pictures; Motion pictures - Social aspects - Latin America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ch01. Migration in Spanish Cinema; Ch02. Migration in Argentine Cinema; Ch03. Migration in Mexican Cinema; Ch04. Migration in Films from Central America; Ch05. Migration in Films from the Hispanic Caribbean; Ch06. The Underbelly of Migration: Trafficking of Drugs and Humans; Ch07. Mulitnational Migration in the Hispanic World; Ch08. Hispanic Cinema and "Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free"; Works Cited; Filmography; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: In Migration in Contemporary Hispanic Cinema, Thomas Deveny takes the unique approach of looking at film and immigration with a global perspective, examining emigration and immigration films from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Central America, and the Hispanic Caribbean. Deveny approaches each movie with a close textual analysis, keeping in mind the sociological theories regarding migration, as well as incorporating criticism on the film. Films such as Flowers from Another World