03479nam 2200649 450 991045595270332120200520144314.01-281-99544-497866119954471-4426-8001-610.3138/9781442680012(CKB)2420000000004365(EBL)4671966(SSID)ssj0000309681(PQKBManifestationID)11224544(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309681(PQKBWorkID)10283177(PQKB)11011822(CaPaEBR)420832(CaBNvSL)thg00604302 (MiAaPQ)EBC3255343(MiAaPQ)EBC4671966(DE-B1597)464877(OCoLC)944177563(DE-B1597)9781442680012(Au-PeEL)EBL4671966(CaPaEBR)ebr11257654(OCoLC)244768767(EXLCZ)99242000000000436520160922h19981998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSo close to the State/s the emergence of Canadian feature film policy /Michael DorlandToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,1998.©19981 online resource (212 p.)HeritageDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-8043-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Problems of Writing Canadian Film History -- 2. The Canadian State and the Problem of Knowledge Formation -- 3. A New Policy Field, Television, and Changing Production Practices -- 4. Reconfiguring the Public Sphere -- 5. Discoursing on Cinema within the State -- 6. Filmmakers, Critics, and the Problem of the Critical Voice -- 7. Discoursing about Canadian Cinema -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index This book examines in detail the formation of Canadian feature film policy from the 1950s to the present. It pays special attention to the role played by producers, filmmakers, and government agencies, in relation to the changing production practices brought about by Canadian television. For Canadian policy-makers, the feature film was considered to be a signifier of cultural modernity. Filmmakers' desire to experiment with a new format was subverted by a political-economic agenda intent on using the format to create cultural authenticity for a nation lagging behind its neighbour to the South. Dorland crafts a careful historical analysis based on primary sources, including government records and in-depth personal interviews with key participants. Employing Foucault's concept of governmentality, Dorland analyses the state's interest in influencing and shaping feature film production. A major contribution to scholarship on Canadian cinema, So Close to the State/s provides a revealing look at the relationship between culture and the state.Motion picture industryGovernment policyCanadaElectronic books.Motion picture industryGovernment policy791.43/0971Dorland Michael1033333MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455952703321So close to the State2469625UNINA