The Dark Tourism of the Bosnian Screen.

By:

Alexander, Edward

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781909183865

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Dark Tourism of the Bosnian ScreenDDC classification:

791.430949742

LOC classification:

DR1313.32.S27

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Contents:

Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher Information -- The Dark Tourism of the Bosnian Screen -- Introduction -- From Bosnian to Bosniac cinema -- Dark tourism -- Dark tourists of the screen -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Also Available.

Summary: How is it possible that despite the destruction of its infrastructure during the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, Bosnian cinema rapidly rose to claim many of the most prestigious awards in world cinema during the 2000s? Were Bosnian films simply 'better' than those from neighbouring post-Yugoslav countries? Perhaps not. This work proposes that the international success of Bosnian films since the turn of the millennium has been due to how they enact Western prejudices concerning the war and its consequences. Delivering films with national narratives which associate the country with primitiveness and victimhood, Western audiences have engaged in dark tourism of the Bosnian screen.

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How is it possible that despite the destruction of its infrastructure during the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, Bosnian cinema rapidly rose to claim many of the most prestigious awards in world cinema during the 2000s? Were Bosnian films simply 'better' than those from neighbouring post-Yugoslav countries? Perhaps not. This work proposes that the international success of Bosnian films since the turn of the millennium has been due to how they enact Western prejudices concerning the war and its consequences. Delivering films with national narratives which associate the country with primitiveness and victimhood, Western audiences have engaged in dark tourism of the Bosnian screen.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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