Hybrid heritage on screen
Subtitle: the 'Raj revival' in the Thatcher era
By: Elena Oliete-Aldea
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781137463968
Subjects: Motion pictures; PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies; In motion pictures; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism; History
Description: Conflicts in terms of cultural and ethnic identities characterise the increasingly multi-cultural and globalised societies of our time. In Great Britain, the 'Thatcher decade' marked a watershed in British society, bringing about important changes in the political, economic, social and cultural reality of the country. Integrating a methodical textual analysis within a comprehensive cultural approach, Elena Oliete-Aldea offers a vibrant study of the hybridity, fluidity and contingency of identity construction in Britain and explores how contested power relations constantly intertwine discourses of gender, class and ethnicity. Hybrid Heritage on Screen examines how the so-called 'Raj Revival' cinematic productions of the 1980s disclose the contradictions, fractures and inconsistencies of the Thatcher era. Due to its dynamic interdisciplinary approach, the book is an invaluable study for film and cultural studies scholars and students, as well as filmgoers interested in cinema as a social, historical and cultural product.