Ewa Mazierska is a professor of film studies whose work delves deeply into cinema and filmmaking. Her authorial style is characterized by a penetrating examination of the depiction of work and the human condition in European cinema, often employing postcolonial approaches. Her research offers unique perspectives on the transformations of working life and societal changes as captured on screen. Her extensive publications and editorial work contribute to a richer understanding of cinematic traditions and contemporary film trends.
The narrative explores themes of identity and sacrifice through the lens of biblical references. It reflects on the relationship between characters, where one is mistakenly identified as another, drawing parallels to Joseph's role in the life of Mary and her child. The story delves into the complexities of love and the idea of preparing someone for a future without oneself, highlighting emotional depth and introspection.
Exploring the relationship between Polish popular music and screen media, this book contextualizes its findings within Polish history and culture. It covers a range of formats, including musicals, biographical films, and music videos, highlighting the popularity of musical comedies in interwar cinema and their resurgence in the 2010s. The author examines key figures in the industry and the impact of technological advancements, particularly YouTube, on music-centered genres. The work raises questions about the local and global significance of Polish popular music and its representation on screen.
Polish Electronic Music 1970-2020 offers a cultural history of popular Polish electronic music, from its beginning in the late 1960/early 1970s till the present day, in the context of Polish economic, social and political history and the history of popular music in this country. From the perspective of production, scene, industry and consumption, the volume considers the issue of access to electronic instruments in the 1970s and 1980s, and the variety of inspirations, such as progressive rock and folk music, that have contributed to the development of Polish electronic music as it is known today. The widespread contribution of Polish electronic music within film is also considered. This is a valuable resource for scholars and researchers of electronic music, popular music, and (Eastern) European music and culture
A collection of short stories divided into two parts: 'Neighbours' and 'Tourists'. The first is inspired by author's home village in Poland; the second by her travels.
Exploring the interplay between electronic music and urban environments, the author delves into Austria and Vienna's rich musical history. The narrative examines music scenes, fandom dynamics, and the impact of the digital shift on stardom in popular music. Additionally, it incorporates postmodern theories to provide a comprehensive understanding of contemporary music culture.
This collection presents a number of films and television programmes set in the North of England in an investigation of how northern identity imbricates with class, race, gender, rural and urban identities. Heading North considers famous screen images of the North, such as Coronation Street and Kes (1969), but the main purpose is to examine its lesser known facets. From Mitchell and Kenyon’s ‘Factory Gate’ films to recent horror series In the Flesh , the authors analyse how the dominant narrative of the North of England as an ‘oppressed region’ subordinated to the economically and politically powerful South of England is challenged. The book discusses the relationship between the North of England and the rest of the world and should be of interest to students of British cinema and television, as well as to those broadly interested in its history and culture.
J'ai passé une grande partie de ma vie sur des montagnes russes, à négocier d'impossibles virages, à escalader les hauteurs - triomphes immenses, joies et plaisirs - avant de plonger, éperdument, vers des abîmes de tragédie et de douleur. Mais c'est bien ce périple insensé qui m'a conduit vers cet endroit inattendu : un présent de bien-être, et, oserais-je le dire, de bonheur. Voilà pourquoi je ne regrette rien du chemin que j'ai parcouru.
This book explores popular music in Eastern Europe during the period of state socialism, in countries such as Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Estonia and Albania. It discusses the policy concerning music, the greatest Eastern European stars, such as Karel Gott, Czesław Niemen and Omega, as well as DJs and the music press. By conducting original research, including interviews and examining archival material, the authors take issue with certain assumptions prevailing in the existing studies on popular music in Eastern Europe, namely that it was largely based on imitation of western music and that this music had a distinctly anti-communist flavour. Instead, they argue that self-colonisation was accompanied with creating an original idiom, and that the state not only fought the artists, but also supported them. The collection also draws attention to the foreign successes of Eastern European stars, both within the socialist bloc and outside of it. v>
Like many Eastern European countries, Poland has seen a succession of divergent economic and political regimes over the last century, from prewar “embedded liberalism,” through the state socialism of the Soviet era, to the present neoliberal moment. Its cinema has been inflected by these changing historical circumstances, both mirroring and resisting them. This volume is the first to analyze the entirety of the nation’s film history—from the reemergence of an independent Poland in 1918 to the present day—through the lenses of political economy and social class, showing how Polish cinema documented ordinary life while bearing the hallmarks of specific ideologies.
Contrary to the assumption that Western and Eastern European economies and cinemas were very different from each other, they actually had much in common. After the Second World War both the East and the West adopted a mixed system, containing elements of both socialism and capitalism, and from the 1980s on the whole of Europe...