Directory of World Cinema: Turkey

Name: Directory of World Cinema: Turkey
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SKU: 9781841506203
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Series: Directory of World Cinema

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This volume, part of the respected Directory of World Cinema series, is the first English-language directory dedicated to Turkish films. It offers a comprehensive historical overview of Turkish cinema from the early 1920s to the present, highlighting critical themes such as gender, genre, cultural memory, and national and transnational identity. Organised by genres including fantasy, science fiction, women's films, Istanbul films, and transnational cinema, the book presents insights from leading scholars who contextualise filmmaking within Turkey's industrial, cultural, and political landscape. Illustrated in full colour, it also features a detailed filmography and curated recommendations for exploring Turkish cinema further.
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Ideal for scholars, students, and cinephiles with an interest in Turkish cinema, film studies, or cultural exploration through film. Its academic yet accessible approach makes it a valuable reference for those seeking to deepen their understanding of Turkey's film history and contemporary cinematic landscape.

Since the 1990s, filmmakers in Turkey have increasingly explored notions of gender, genre, cultural memory, and national and transnational identity. Taking these themes as its starting point, this book provides an extensive historical overview of the country's cinema since the early 1920s.

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Directory of World Cinema: Turkey is part of the Directory of World Cinema series. It includes contributions from some of the leading academics in the field and features film recommendations from a range of genres for those interested in exploring more Turkish cinema. The book includes full-colour illustrations and a comprehensive filmography, serving as the first English-language directory of Turkish films.

In chapters organised by genre—such as fantasy and science fiction, contemporary blockbusters, women's films, Istanbul films, and transnational or accented cinema—leading scholars of Turkish cinema offer reflections on the country's most important film movements and filmmakers. In the process, they illuminate the industrial, cultural, and political contexts in which the films they address were produced, exhibited, and circulated.

The resulting volume, which includes a comprehensive filmography and recommendations for those interested in further exploration, will be an indispensable reference for scholars and students of Turkish cinema.