Category Archives: Cinema and ideology, or: THE POLITICAL

Ama Adi-Dako: In Response To “MANIFESTO: Political Consciousness”

I think you’ve raised some important points here. I also believe that despite the influx of political themed films in these past few years (Captain Phillips, A Long Walk To Freedom, The Butler, etc.), the viewers aren’t being asked to … Continue reading

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Sarah Jane Huber: In Response to “MANIFESTO: Towards a Political Consciousness of Cinema (Studies)”

The manifesto makes several important declarations and voices valuable opinions, however I think that it presents filmmakers and audiences in opposition with one another. It does not consider that filmmakers may become a part of the audience and that members … Continue reading

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MANIFESTO: Towards a Political Consciousness of Cinema (Studies)

by Ana Lomtadze  and Madeleine Lorenat We say we are living in the postmodern era. We say the world is globalized. So how do we trace these complex connections? How do we identify our complicity with power, for which we cannot … Continue reading

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