[ecrea] NBA: Far-Flung Families in Film

I am pleased to announce the publication of:

Far-Flung Families in Film: The Diasporic Family in Contemporary 
European Cinema

http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748642908

Best wishes,

Daniela Berghahn


Why have films with diasporic family narratives increased in popularity 
in recent years? How do representations of the diasporic family differ 
from those of more dominant social groups? How does diasporic cinema 
negotiate the conventions of film genres commonly associated with the 
representation of the family?

In the age of globalisation, diasporic and other types of transnational 
family are increasingly represented in films such as /East is East, Le 
Grand Voyage, Almanya – Welcome to Germany, Immigrant Memories, 
Couscous, When We Leave, Monsoon Wedding/ and /My Big Fat Greek 
Wedding/. While there is a significant body of scholarship on the 
representation of the family in Hollywood cinema, this is the first book 
to analyse the depiction of Black and Asian British, Maghrebi French and 
Turkish German families from a comparative transnational perspective.

Drawing on critical concepts from diaspora studies, anthropology, 
socio-historical research on diasporic families and the burgeoning field 
of transnational film studies, this book is an essential read for film 
studies scholars and students who are researching families and issues of 
race and ethnicity in cinema, the media and visual culture.

Further details and summaries of the all chapters can be found at:

http://www.farflungfamilies.net/blog/item/publication_of_far_flung_families_in_film

Key features

• Takes a theme-centred approach, examining journeys of migration, 
family memories, gender identities, romance and weddings

• Includes fifteen detailed case studies of diasporic family films

• All of the films discussed in the book are commercially available on DVD

• Interactive companion website www.farflungfamilies.net 
<http://www.farflungfamilies.net> provides additional resources

*Daniela Berghahn*
*Professor of Film Studies*
*Department of Media Arts*
*Royal Holloway, University of London*
*Egham*
*Surrey*
*TW20 0EX*
*T: +44 (0)1784 443838*
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*www.migrantcinema.net <http://www.migrantcinema.net>*
*www.farflungfamilies.net <http://www.farflungfamilies.net>*