{"product_id":"9781137590367","title":"Global Cinema: Imperfect Aesthetics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Cinema: Imperfect Aesthetics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBalaisis, Nicholas\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book maps the aesthetic experience  of late socialism through Cuban film and media practice. It shows how economic  and material scarcity as well as political uncertainty is expressed  aesthetically in films from the period following the collapse of the Soviet  Union, a characteristic described as \u003ci\u003eimperfect  aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e. The films examined in the book draw attention to the unique  temporal experience of late socialism, a period marked both by rapid change  and frustrating stasis, nostalgia for Cuba’s past and anxiousness about its  future. Aesthetic modes such as melodrama and irony, and stylistic elements  such as direct address and the long take, communicate the temporal experience  of late socialism in Cuba, where new global traffic and a globalizing economy  co-exist with iconic socialist features of the Cuban revolution. Film  aesthetics constitute an important public dimension within this context,  serving as a site of political and cultural critique amidst political  uncertainty. In examining large-scale international co-productions as well as  regional film collectives and amateur media making, the book traces the  aesthetic continuities between contemporary film practices and those of the  immediate post-revolutionary period, showing how the Cuban revolution continues  to be an important touchstone for contemporary Cuban filmmakers in the face of  new and imminent change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-12-08\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137590367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-58431-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 201\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752478961804,"sku":"9781137590367","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137590367.jpg?v=1775959179","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781137590367","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}