{"product_id":"kinotopias-kevin-smets-9781399536653","title":"Kinotopias: Film, Place and Belonging in a Bordered World","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining original research with insights from social sciences, philosophy and film theory, it argues that film can effectively capture both material and socio-cultural dimensions of borders and their underlying tensions. From popular cinema using border surveillance optics to militant and amateur filmmaking by borderlanders, \u003ci\u003eKinotopias: Film, Place and Belonging in a Bordered World\u003c\/i\u003e traces diverging strategies that use film to enforce or overcome borders, demonstrating how film can become a political instrument for belonging. Introducing the concept of \u003ci\u003edebordering film\u003c\/i\u003e, the book urges a rethinking of how film is made, studied and understood, foregrounding neglected forms, voices and spatial experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e​​​​​​​Through an ambitious conceptual framework stemming from research on highly politicised borders in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, \u003ci\u003eKinotopias \u003c\/i\u003emakes a strong case for the social and political power of film as a tool of resistance and reimagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Smets,Lennart Soberon,Irene Gutiérrez-Torres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399536656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399536653\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 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Kevin Smets","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49083784790271,"sku":"9781399536653","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kinotopias-kevin-smets-9781399536653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}