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Latin American History Goes to the Movies: Understanding Latin America's Past through Film

London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2024), xiii, 264 pp.
"This new edition of Latin American History Goes to the Movies uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contemporary debates. The book provides historical context as a way of interpreting Latin American filmography ... more
"The appearance of new media and its enormous diffusion in the last decades of the 20th century and up to the present has greatly increased and diversified the reception of Egyptian themes and motifs and Egyptian influence in various cultural spheres. So-called popular or pop culture (cinema, genre ... more
"Nirgends ist die Vergangenheit des 20. Jahrhunderts so präsent wie in Romanen und Filmen. Zahlreiche Werke der Literatur und des Films erinnern diese Zeitgeschichte, indem sie darüber Geschichten erzählen. Auf diese Weise wird eine Erinnerungskultur gestiftet, die identitätsbildend und zugleich ... more

Teaching Holocaust Literature and Film

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2008), xi, 170 pp.
"The representation of the Holocaust in literature and film has confronted lecturers and students with some challenging questions. Does this unique and disturbing subject demand alternative pedagogic strategies? What is the role of ethics in the classroom encounter with the Holocaust? " (Publisher d ... more

Focus on African Films

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2004), ix, 327 pp.
"Emphasizing post-independent films released since the 1950s and the burgeoning commercial film production of the last decade, Focus on African Films provides unique and pluralistic perspectives on filmmaking throughout Africa. As a whole, the collection highlights the distinct thematic, stylistic, ... more

Trauma and Cinema: Cross-Cultural Explorations

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press (2004), 288 pp.
"The book discusses how trauma presented in the media spills over national boundaries and can be found in images across divergent cultures in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and America." (Publisher description)

Mythen der Nationen: Völker im Film

Berlin: Deutsches Historisches Museum (1998), 408 pp.

Cinema e história do Brasil

São Paulo: Editora Contexto (1988), 93 pp.
"Discusses historical films. Also provides an excellent teaching guide to films arranged by themes in Brazilian history. Includes an excellent bibliography on Brazilian film." (Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Guide to Research Sources. Ed. Paula H. Covington. New York et al.: Greenwood P ... more

Flashback: Films and History

Paris: UNESCO;La Baconnière (1974), 256 pp.