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Deleuze, cinema and national identity : narrative time in national contexts

This volume challenges the traditional use of Deleuze's philosophy to examine European art cinema. It explores how Deleuze can be used to analyse national identity across a range of different cinemas. Focusing on a narrative time, it combines a Deleuzean approach with a vast range of non-traditional material
Print Book, English, ©2008
Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ©2008
ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780748635856, 9780748622443, 0748635858, 0748622446
173718848
Introduction : Deleuze, film studies and national identity
History
Memory
National identity in the global city
American triumphalism and the first Gulf War
Renegotiating the national past after 9/11
The Pacific Rim
Conclusion : blind chance and possible futures
Originally published: 2006