Image and Identity Reflections on Canadian Film and Culture

Name: Image and Identity Reflections on Canadian Film and Culture
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ISBN: 9780889208179

ISBN-10: 0889208174

ISBN-13: 9780889208179

Edition: N/A

Authors: R. Bruce Elder

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"Image and Identity" examines the unique qualities of Canadian cinema, situating it within the broader spectrum of Canadian culture as a whole. Taking a genetic approach toward uncovering an answer to the ever-pressing Canadian question, In reality, who are we? Bruce Elder explores the essential features of Canadian thought and the distinctive Canadian philosophical traditions that developed in response to our particular historical and geographical circumstances. Arguing that this rich yet largely neglected tradition is still reflected in much of our current artistic practice, Elder examines the Canadian documentary tradition, English-Canadian narrative filmmaking, and the works of our…

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List price: $85.00
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1989
Binding: E-Book
Language: English

Filmmaker, author, and critic, R. Bruce Elderinspires and enjoys debate. His books include Image and Identity: Reflections on Canadian Film and Culture(WLUP, 1989), A Body of Vision(WLUP, 1998), and The Films of Stan Brakhage in the American Tradition of Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and Charles Olson(WLUP, 1999). His films have been exhibited internationally and his polemical piece, "The Cinema We Need," remains one of the most discussed pieces of writing on Canadian film. In 2007, R. Bruce Elder received the Governor General's Award in Media Arts. Elder is the program director at Ryerson for the Graduate Program in Communication and Culture.