{"product_id":"kathleen-collins-geetha-ramanathan-9781474440691","title":"Kathleen Collins: The Black Essai Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eA philosopher-filmmaker, Kathleen Collins decisively redefined the parameters of African American film with \u003cem\u003eThe Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) and \u003cem\u003eLosing Ground\u003c\/em\u003e (1982). This book uses detailed analyses of Collins's films to contextualise her work in the African American, feminist and world film traditions, and it highlights her contribution to each of these canons. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the philosophical aspects of Collins's films and placing her in a genealogy of African American auteurs, Geetha Ramanathan argues that Collins uses film to integrate diverse elements of African American culture, showing how the medium can transform the visual and become a site of convergence for ideas on philosophy, otherness, art, aesthetics and the craft of filmmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geetha Ramanathan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147444069X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474440691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Geetha Ramanathan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123877409023,"sku":"9781474440691","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39b5496c-3117-436a-bf73-ee6a9ab32334.jpg?v=1687433415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kathleen-collins-geetha-ramanathan-9781474440691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}