Ecocinema in the City

by Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann

Book Overview

In Ecocinema in the City, Murray and Heumann argue that urban ecocinema both reveals and critiques visions of urban environmentalism. The book emphasizes the increasingly transformative power of nature in urban settings, explored in both documentaries and fictional films such as Children Underground, White Dog, Hatari! and Lives Worth Living. The first two sections--"Evolutionary Myths Under the City" and "Urban Eco-trauma"--take...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138303844
• ISBN13: 9781138303843
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"