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Acknowledgements
'There has long been a gap in the film literature marked American Independent Cinema. John Berra's handsome and generous new study fills it to repletion. Prodigiously well-informed, economically literate, lengthy in its reach and infectiously enthusiastic in excellent prose, he has made an addition to the best literature of film without ever lapsing into the jargon of Theory.' Professor Fred Inglis, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Sheffied.'In this timely study, John Berra asks us to reconsider what we mean by 'independent' cinema in America. He demonstrates the clear gap between popular notions of independence and the commercial realities of movie-making today. He then proceeds to ask vital questions about the whole status of creative autonomy within the contemporary culture industry. Dr Richard Howells, Director, Centre for Cultural, Media and Creative Industries Research, King's College London.
Title Info
Title: Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent
Production
Author: John Berra
ISBN: 9781841501857
Binding: Paperback, 224pp
Published: March 2008
Price: £19.95 / $40
