[Commlist] New book on Greek cinema and migration

I am pleased to announce the publication of Greek Cinema and Migration 
1991-2016 (Edinburgh University Press, 2020).

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-greek-cinema-and-migration-1991-2016.html 
<https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-greek-cinema-and-migration-1991-2016.html>

Backmatter:

Greek Cinema and Migration provides a response to urgent calls to 
comprehend the cultural impact of immigration in Greece, and to 
determine the capacity of contemporary Greek cinema to challenge the 
logic of Fortress Europe. Placing contemporary Greek cinema within the 
context of European film production and transnational cinema, the book 
explores the fascination of Greek filmmakers with migration, mobility, 
borders and identity, between 1991 and 2016. With case studies of films 
such as /The Suspended Step of the Stork/(1991), /The Way to the West/ 
(2003), /Man at Sea/ (2011) and many more, this groundbreaking book 
provides an in-depth understanding of contemporary Greek cinema and its 
direct correlation to the country’s ongoing struggles to implement 
European modernity.

Reviews

‘A welcome addition to the literature on cinema and migration, Phillis’s 
monograph examines the ways in which the cinema of a small European 
country with a long history of emigration has responded to the 
post-1990s phenomenon of becoming a host country for immigrants. The 
book focuses mainly on migration from Albania that dominated social 
discourse and cinematic representation in the 1990s and 2000s, but also 
throws light on cinematic responses to the mid-2010s “refugee crisis”. A 
timely contribution to pressing global debates examined from a 
small-country perspective.’

Lydia Papadimitriou, Liverpool John Moores University

PHILIP E. PHILLIS has taught at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow 
Caledonian University and is currently a lecturer in Film and Media 
Studies at Sciences Po College in the city


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