Italian Americans on Screen : Challenging the Past, Re-Theorizing the Future

Calabretta-sajder, Ryan; Gravano, Alan J. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1793611548 / ISBN 13: 9781793611543

Published by Lexington Books, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Italian Americans on Screen : Challenging the Past, Re-Theorizing the Future
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793611548
• ISBN 13: 9781793611543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Italian Americans on Screen: Challenging the Past, Re-Theorizing the Future reconsiders Robert Casillo’s definition of Italian-American cinema as “appl[ying] to works by Italian-American directors who treat Italian-American subjects” to expand this classification. Contributors situate Italian-American cinema and media within the contemporary and intersectional debates about ethnic identity, including race, class, gender, and sexuality studies. This book links past scholarship to theoretical underpinnings with new hermeneutical approaches in television and film to establish new interpretations concerning Italian Americans on screen. Scholars of film studies, media studies, cultural studies, and sociology will find this book particularly useful.

About the Author

Ryan Calabretta-Sajder is assistant professor of Italian at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.



Alan J. Gravano is assistant professor and writing center director at Rocky Mountain University.