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Pinceladas de cine mexicano 1. La cultura popular mexicana retratada por el séptimo arte”, es una obra, en la que aparecen temas de la cultura popular que han sido retratados por el cine mexicano desde su origen, tales como "La Revolución mexicana retratada por nuestro cine nacional", "Las grandes novelas mexicanas llevadas a la pantalla grande", "El cine mexicano de espías: 007 a la mexicana a 24 por segundo", "Atlante el Equipo del Pueblo y América, retratados por el cine nacional", "Los cómicos del cine mexicano: Tin Tán vs Cantinflas", "Los cómics mexicanos llevados a la pantalla grande", etcétera.
Hablar de la crítica cinematográfica es referirnos a la calificación, mediante juicios de valor, que un analista realiza a una película de cualquier género. La labor que lleva en sus hombros el crítico de cine es juzgar para bien o para mal un filme, lo que implica establecer una postura de apoyo o desdén a un determinado discurso cinematográfico. Bajo este indicio nace “Manual de crítica cinematográfica para no cinéfilos”, que es un libro breve y concreto, idóneo para cualquiera que decida adquirir las herramientas básicas elementales con las que se analiza una película y cumplir con ello la labor de crítico. Este manual permite a sus lectores realizar una crítica basada en elementos teóricos. Los elementos que integran el lenguaje cinematográfico, se presentan uno a uno, acompañados de ejemplos de su aplicación para que el lector encuentre un parámetro con el cual poder medir su alcance
“Breve historia de la crítica cinematográfica en México” es un libro que indaga en el cine mexicano desde sus orígenes, para develar su lado crítico. Lleva al lector de la mano a través de la historia, usando como hilo conductor las diferentes expresiones de la crítica cinematográfica, desde Alfonso Reyes y Martín Luis Guzmán con su columna Fósforo, hasta los grandes críticos de hoy en día y las nuevas plataformas que se emplean para llegar a un público cinéfilo, como las redes sociales y el Youtube.
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This book addresses the intersections between the interdisciplinary realms of Ecocriticism and Indigenous and Native American Studies, and between academic theory and pragmatic eco-activism conducted by multiethnic and indigenous communities. It illuminates the multi-layered, polyvocal ways in which artistic expressions render ecological connections, drawing on scholars working in collaboration with Indigenous artists from all walks of life, including film, literature, performance, and other forms of multimedia to expand existing conversations. Both local and global in its focus, the volume includes essays from multiethnic and Indigenous communities across the world, visiting topics such as ...
Although media coverage often portrays young people in urban areas as politically apathetic or disruptive, this book provides an antidote to such views through narratives of dedicated youth civic engagement and leadership in Chicago, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro. This innovative comparative study provides nuanced accounts of the personal experiences of young people who care deeply about their communities and are actively engaged in a variety of public issues. Drawing from extensive interviews and personal narratives from the young activists themselves, Citizens in the Present presents a vibrant portrait of a new, politically involved generation.
Roving vigilantes, fear-mongering politicians, hysterical pundits, and the looming shadow of a seven hundred-mile-long fence: the US–Mexican border is one of the most complex and dynamic areas on the planet today. Hyperborder provides the most nuanced portrait yet of this dynamic region. Author Fernando Romero presents a multidisciplinary perspective informed by interviews with numerous academics, researchers, and organizations. Provocatively designed in the style of other kinetic large-scale studies like Rem Koolhaas's Content and Bruce Mau’s Massive Change, Hyperborder is an exhaustively researched report from the front lines of the border debate.
In the aftermath of losing our two youngest daughters, AnnaLeah (17) and Mary (13), due to a truck underride crash on May 4, 2013, we became aware of far too many facts about tra ffic fatalities. In an e ffort to do more than just put a bandaid on the problem, we launched a campaign to call for major change in how safety laws and regulations are determined. Th€is book is a compilation of our request for a National Vision Zero Goal and for a Vision Zero rulemaking policy. It includes our petition letters to President Obama and DOT Secretary Foxx--along with the signatures and comments of thousands of people who signed the petitions and are speaking up with us to call for a move Towards Zero Crash Deaths & Serious Injuries.
When widespread state-criminal collusion persists in transitions from autocracy to democracy, electoral competition becomes a catalyst of large-scale criminal violence.