Shooting to Kill: Filmmaking and the Troubles in Northern Ireland: v. 7. (Studies in War & Film) - Softcover

McIlroy, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0948911530 ISBN 13: 9780948911538

Publisher: Flicks Books, 1998

Synopsis

The conflict in Northern Ireland has long been the subject of feature films, television plays and video documentaries, including such stand-out works as The Crying Game, Cal, In the Name of the Father, Odd Man Out, Hidden Agenda, and Mother Ireland. To what extent have these films been successful, and provided balanced and impartial representations? Belfast-born Brian McIlroy, Associate Professor and Chair of the Film Studies Program at the University of Columbia, examines how the “Troubles” have been depicted in a wide range of film media, and within a full discussion of cultural, historical and political contexts, he argues that British and Irish filmmakers have effectively marginalised communities and viewpoints, and that ideological tendencies have dominated screen images of Northern Ireland and its people. Paperback (215 x 135mm), pp x, 182 + 16 pages of plates..

Edition details

• Publisher: Flicks Books
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948911530
• ISBN 13: 9780948911538
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192