[Commlist] New Book: Radical Mainstream

Intellect is pleased to announce that /*Radical Mainstream 
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/radical-mainstream>*/, by Colin 
Perry, is now available in hardback and ebook.

/Radical Mainstream/ examines independent film and video cultures in 
Britain from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s in the context of struggles 
against capitalism, patriarchy, racism, colonialism and homophobia, 
examining relations between counterpublics and social change. The book 
considers this period in order to examine the capacity for radical 
discourse to affect dominant cultural media forms, arguing that 
independent film- and video-makers helped transform television into a 
vital site of counterpublic discourse.

The end of the twentieth century saw the development of new social 
models of film and video production and exhibition alongside the 
formation of new alliances to campaign for changes to social practice, 
policy and legislature. /Radical Mainstream/ explores the interrelation 
between public debate, institutions and individuals, arguing that 
independent film and video in Britain at this time – including activist 
documentary, currents of counter-cinema, avant-garde film and video art 
– were largely concerned with creating and circulating counterpublic 
discourses. The book traces the diversity of the influences on 
independent film and video, from socialist and liberation movements to 
popular radical histories and psychoanalytic and Marxist film theory. 
The account provides a historic backdrop to contemporary documentary and 
moving image work, and illuminates the heritage of critical thinking 
within such practices.
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*_Table of Contents
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*Introduction*
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1.* Persuasion, Pleasure, Counterpublics

*2.* Counter-History in British Independent Film and Video

*3.* The Independent Filmmakers’ Association (1974–1990)

*4. *Counter-Television: Marc Karlin’s For Memory

*5.* Bodies, Voices and Counterpublics: Stuart Marshall’s /Bright Eyes/

*Conclusion*


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https://www.intellectbooks.com/radical-mainstream


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