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Explore the evocative journey of migration with 'The Old Greeks,' a remarkable book that intertwines film, photography, and personal narrative. This compelling narrative delves into the poignant memories of a family’s arrival in Australia from Cyprus, illustrating how visual media serves as a powerful toolkit for understanding the immigrant experience. The book asks vital questions: How do we memorialize those who have passed? What obligations do we hold towards their memory? George Kouvaros expertly navigates these themes, demonstrating how cinema and photography become not merely artistic expressions but avenues for deeper knowledge and emotional connection. With its unique blend of autobiography and critical analysis, 'The Old Greeks' offers fresh perspectives on migration, challenging traditional boundaries between genres. This brand-new hardcover edition, published by UWA Publishing in 2018, is more than a book; it is a thought-provoking work that shines a light on the complexity of human interactions and cultural narratives surrounding migration. Enhance your library with this essential read on the aesthetics of migration. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781742589923. Year: 2018. Publisher: UWA Publishing.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742589923
Year: 2018
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Description:
How should the people that initiated a journey be remembered? What obligations arise as a result of their passing away? What role do films and photographs play in the process of memorialisation?
Drawing on the events surrounding the arrival of the author's family in Australia from Cyprus, The Old Greeks traces how film and photography serve as toolkits for making sense of the experience of migration—at the level of everyday life and creative practice. 'The cinema is not just an art, a culture,' Jean Mitry once wrote, 'but a means to knowledge…not just a technique for disseminating facts but one capable of opening thought onto new horizons.'
George Kouvaros reveals how deeply the perceptual and emotional displacements that define migration are embedded in the forms of thinking produced by photographic media. Combining techniques and methods associated with autobiography, with those associated with critical analysis, The Old Greeks develops a form of writing that approaches complex social and cultural issues with intimacy. It also marks an acknowledgement that migration and the crossing of boundaries can pave the way for new forms of writing that challenge distinctions between literary genre and style. The outcome can be viewed as a new aesthetics of migration shedding light on the complex forms of human interaction surrounding photography and film.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742589923
Year: 2018
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Description:
How should the people that initiated a journey be remembered? What obligations arise as a result of their passing away? What role do films and photographs play in the process of memorialisation?
Drawing on the events surrounding the arrival of the author's family in Australia from Cyprus, The Old Greeks traces how film and photography serve as toolkits for making sense of the experience of migration—at the level of everyday life and creative practice. 'The cinema is not just an art, a culture,' Jean Mitry once wrote, 'but a means to knowledge…not just a technique for disseminating facts but one capable of opening thought onto new horizons.'
George Kouvaros reveals how deeply the perceptual and emotional displacements that define migration are embedded in the forms of thinking produced by photographic media. Combining techniques and methods associated with autobiography, with those associated with critical analysis, The Old Greeks develops a form of writing that approaches complex social and cultural issues with intimacy. It also marks an acknowledgement that migration and the crossing of boundaries can pave the way for new forms of writing that challenge distinctions between literary genre and style. The outcome can be viewed as a new aesthetics of migration shedding light on the complex forms of human interaction surrounding photography and film.