Overview
- The first collection to discuss film and television from the North of England
- Examines the interface between northernness, class, gender, race, as well as urban and rural identity
- Discusses the North in relation to the South of England and European and American histories and identities
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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The North, History and an Archive
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The North and the Rural and Urban Identities
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The North in a Transnational Context
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Reviews
“Mazierska begins the collection with what I consider the most rigorous survey of the canonical screen North written so far. It opens by defining the theoretical object of the North with which the collection is concerned. Dealing with a notoriously loose designation of place, Mazierska clearly establishes the North under examination as being the imagination of place: a set of images, stereotypes, myths.” (Daniel Martin, Critical Studies in Television, Vol. 14 (4), September, 2019)
“Ill defined, changing and culturally complex, a society woven around distinctive landscapes, “the North” remains a major feature of British life. It clearly warrants the careful attention provided in this exciting new collection. Eschewing well-worn clichés, the various authors cast new light on neglected issues, exploring the physical and social boundaries of an enduring region.” (Huw Beynon, Cardiff University, UK)
“Heading North is a valuable addition to the growing body of work on the North of England as a previously maligned and neglected region. Written predominantly by Northern-based scholars the book presents some new (Northern) perspectives on a few familiar films and television programmes, in addition to providing a welcome assessment of some previously neglected aspects of Northern culture. For anyone interested in current debates about the North and the representation of Northern identities in film and television this collection is highly recommended.” (Lez Cooke, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Heading North
Book Subtitle: The North of England in Film and Television
Editors: Ewa Mazierska
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52500-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52499-3Published: 16 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84917-1Published: 28 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52500-6Published: 05 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 305
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations
Topics: British Cinema and TV, British Culture, Human Geography, Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, general