Film and Constitutional Controversy
Title | Film and Constitutional Controversy PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Wan |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2021-02-04 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1108852440 |
In modern-day Hong Kong, major constitutional controversies have caused people to demonstrate on the streets, immigrate to other countries, occupy major thoroughfares, and even engage in violence. These controversies have such great resonance because they put pressure on a cultural identity made possible by, and inseparable from, the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework. Hong Kong is also a city synonymous with film, ranging from commercial gangster movies to the art cinema of Wong Kar-wai. This book argues that while the importance of constitutional controversies for the process of self-formation may not be readily discernible in court judgments and legislative enactments, it is registered in the diverse modes of expression found in Hong Kong cinema. It contends that film gives form to the ways in which Hong Kong identity is articulated, placed under stress, bolstered, and transformed in light of disputes about the nature and meaning of the city's constitutional documents.
Film and Constitutional Controversy
Title | Film and Constitutional Controversy PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Wan |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2021-02-04 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 110849577X |
Constructs an original dialogue between constitutional law, film, and identity by using Hong Kong as a case study.
The Miracle Case
Title | The Miracle Case PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Wittern-Keller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
Examines the Supreme Court's unanimous 1952 decision in favor of a film exhibitor who had been denied a license to show the controversial Italian film, Il Miracolo. The ruling was a watershed event in the history of film censorship, ushering in a new era of mature--and sophisticated--American filmmaking.
Movies, Censorship, and the Law
Title | Movies, Censorship, and the Law PDF eBook |
Author | Ira H. Carmen |
Publisher | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Motion pictures |
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The Crash Controversy
Title | The Crash Controversy PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Barker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN |
Between 1996-97 an almost unprecedented campaign was mounted in the British press against on one film: David Cronenberg's Crash. What motivated this campaign? What can it tell us about British film culture? What impact did the campaign have on general audiences? This book, which draws on a year-long investigation supported by the Economic and Social Research Council, offers a series of important and challenging findings and is a major contribution to our understanding of censorship campaigns, how audiences respond to films, and the strategies employed in engaging with such texts.
Teaching Film Censorship and Controversy
Title | Teaching Film Censorship and Controversy PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Readman |
Publisher | British Film Institute |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-02-09 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781844570799 |
Provides a much-needed summary of the complex issues surrounding film censorship and controversy; offers some practical suggestions for teaching about the determining factors in, and ideological importance of, censorship and classification.
The Making Sense of Politics, Media and Law
Title | The Making Sense of Politics, Media and Law PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Watt |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2023-05-31 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 100933638X |
Makes sense of truthmaking in law, media, politics, and courts of popular opinion including on transgender controversies and cancel culture.