{"product_id":"contemporary-spanish-culture-television-fashion-art-and-film-hardback-9780745630526","title":"Contemporary Spanish Culture; Television, Fashion, Art and Film (Hardback) 9780745630526","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContemporary Spanish Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTelevision, Fashion, Art and Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul J. Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745630526, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 December 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.399 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\"[Smith] touches on a multitude of areas of everyday life in Spain and, as an antidote to the pessimism of theorising about globalization, offers a passionate view of the distinctiveness of modern Spanish culture.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Admirably clear, this book should attract interested general readers as well as the more obvious academic audience.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Bulletin of Publications on Latin america, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Paul Julian Smith's work is indispensable to the fields of film studies and\u003cbr\u003e Spanish cultural studies. Impressive in its range and specificity, this book\u003cbr\u003e weaves together cultural theory with detailed studies of Spanish television,\u003cbr\u003e male fashion, visual arts and film.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmilie L. Bergmann, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California at Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent volume, ranging widely but also deeply over many lively issues.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Evans, \u003ci\u003eQueen Mary and Westfield, London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Paul Julian Smith’s new book extends the reach of Spanish cultural studies into uncharted territories: through and beyond cinema and the visual arts to fashion and network television. Steeped in Bourdieu’s studies of cultural distinction, Smith is more cosmopolitan ethnographer than armchair academic as he develops a method of thick, layered, and multidisciplinary description to explain and analyse the intersection of markets and aesthetics in the production and consumption of sucessful TV drama, independent Catalan cinema or classic masculine fashion.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen M. Vernon, \u003ci\u003eState University of New York at Stony Brook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\"\u003eThis accessible introduction to the exciting field of contemporary Spanish visual culture is the first of its kind. It combines cultural context with close readings of particular works.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing beyond the field of cinema, in which Spain is an acknowledged leader, Smith examines new developments in television, where original and innovative series drama has recently blossomed. He also explores Spanish fashion, where 'classic' design is married to high tech production and distribution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo aspects of Spanish visual art are considered: the career of Miquel Barceló, global artist and pure painter, and Basque conceptual art which, through photography and installation, puts a new spin on international questions of gender and sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinally, Contemporary Spanish Culture examines Catalan independent cinema and the most recent work of Spain's best known director, Pedro Almodóvar, who has resurrected a genre long considered dead: the art movie.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis innovative new book provides an ideal introduction for undergraduates and will be essential reading for those working in Hispanic studies, cultural studies, and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Cultures of Distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Quality TV?: the \u003ci\u003eperiodistas\u003c\/i\u003e notebook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Classic Fashion?: the Adolfo Domínguez sample book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Pure Painting?: The Miguel Barceló sketch book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Queer Conceptualism?: Basque artists on the borders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Catalan Independence?: Ventura Pons's niche cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Resurrecting the Art Movie?: Aldomodóvar's blue period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406613475608,"sku":"9780745630526","price":52.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745630526.jpg?v=1784140810","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contemporary-spanish-culture-television-fashion-art-and-film-hardback-9780745630526","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}