{"product_id":"cinemal-the-becoming-animal-of-experimental-film-paperback-softback-9781517915711","title":"Cinemal; The Becoming-Animal of Experimental Film (Paperback \/ softback) 9781517915711","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCinemal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Becoming-Animal of Experimental Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTessa Laird (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781517915711\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eCinemal\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling, engaging book, a virtuosic and thrilling interleaving of experimental cinema, philosophies of the more-than-human, and stories of animal encounters. Celebrating the variety and inventiveness of cinematic experimentation, Tessa Laird calls for us to remake our human senses in order to align better with the needs of the planet.\"-Laura U. Marks, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fold: From Your Body to the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"Original, erudite, and playful all in one, \u003ci\u003eCinemal\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a joy to read but estranges the very idea of cinema, and therefore of life, in ways wondrous and wise.\"-Michael Taussig, Columbia University \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA foray through the wilds where experimental films and animals collide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Like the flash of a tropical bird’s iridescent wing, cinema can be furtive and intensely beautiful-and it can leave a viewer craving more. \u003ci\u003eCinemal\u003c\/i\u003e is Tessa Laird’s passionate inquiry into the ways that films mimic the majesty, mystery, and movements of animals,her field notes from countless hair-raising encounters with films in their natural habitat. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part of a growing focus on nonhuman animals in film, \u003ci\u003eCinemal\u003c\/i\u003e ventures to the “furry underbelly” of global experimental film practice, focusing on films from New Zealand, Australia, and South America. Laird examines how animals are depicted in film and analyzes the various animal qualities of cinema, like scratching and sniffing, vibrant colors, and voices (barking, howling, or echolocation). Burrowing into the work of filmmakers such as Arthur and Corinne Cantrill, Sriwhana Spong, and Ana Vaz, Laird’s energetic prose embodies the films she discusses, seamlessly combining personal anecdotes with art theory and philosophy to spread a wide sensory buffet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lively and optimistic, Laird uses cinematic animal tropes to encourage readers to rethink what it means to be human. She argues that, in a time of ecological collapse, such an impulse is a necessary means of imagining other, healthier ways of being in this world. Connecting us with the more-than-human, \u003ci\u003eCinemal\u003c\/i\u003e lures us toward the beastly becomings of film and, ultimately, our own animal natures. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRetail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction: Hatching the Cinemal \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1. Color Is an Animal \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2. Speeds and Slownesses \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3. Scratch and Sniff: Animal Umwelten \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 4. The Cry: Insides on the Outside \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 5. The Liveliness of All Things (Including the Dead) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion: Dappling in the Metacinema of the Universe \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670829920536,"sku":"9781517915711","price":16.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cinemal-the-becoming-animal-of-experimental-film-paperback-softback-9781517915711","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}