Hello, I hope you will include these new book notices. If the content is inappropriate, please let me know and I will not send any further notices. Thank you so much, Jessica Pellien Senior Marketing Associate *************************************************************************** History of Israeli Television Reveals National Identity "Oren effectively shows how debates about television become debates about the limits of state power. As such, this book will be important not only for those studying television but also those interested in larger debates about nations as imagined communities."--Henry Jenkins, director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program New Brunswick, NJ-- What does a country's television programming say about its deep character, beliefs, dreams, and fears? In DEMON IN THE BOX: Jews, Arabs, Politics, and Culture in the Making of Israeli Television (Rutgers University Press; Publication Date: July 2004; 240 pages; Paper; $21.95; 0-8135-3420-8), Tasha G. Oren recounts the anxieties, resistances, and competing visions surrounding the volatile history of Israeli television, which, in turn, is a reflection of the nation itself. Initially rejected as a corrupting influence on "the people of the book," television became the object of fantasies and anxieties that went to the heart of Israel's most pressing concerns: Arab-Israeli relations, immigration, and the forging of a modern Israeli culture. Television broadcasting was aimed toward external relations--the flow of messages across borders, Arab-Israeli conflict, and the shaping of public opinion worldwide--as much as it was toward internal needs and interests. Through archival research and analysis of public scandals and early programs, Oren traces Israeli television's transformation from a feared agent of decadence to a powerful national communication tool, and eventually, to a vastly popular entertainment medium. While informed by theoretical concepts and academic arguments, Demon in the Box is written in an accessible, narrative driven style that is suitable for both scholars and general readers alike. Tasha G. Oren is an assistant professor of film and media studies in the English department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is coeditor of Global Currents: Media and Technology Now (Rutgers University Press) and Asian American Popular Culture. ORDER DEMON IN THE BOX: Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0813534208/ref=lpr_g_1/104-4074476-6669528?v=glance&s=books <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0813534208/ref=lpr_g_1/104-4074476-6669528?v=glance&s=books> Rutgers University Press (Free Shipping) - http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/__Demon_in_the_Box_1385.html *************************************************************************** An Indispensable Study of Queer Cinema New Brunswick, NJ-- In New Queer Cinema: A Critical Reader (Rutgers University Press; Publication Date: September 2004; 224 pages, 6 illustrations, Paper $22.95, 0-8135-3486-0), Michele Aaron explores the burgeoning film movement that has turned the attention of film theorists, students, and audiences, to the proliferation of intelligent, stylish, and daring work by lesbian and gay filmmakers within independent cinema and to the proliferation of "queer" images and themes within the mainstream. She answers important questions such as why did this transition take place? Was it political gains, cultural momentum, or market forces that energized the evolution and transformation of this cinematic genre? The volume is divided into four sections: defining "new queer cinema," assessing its filmmakers, examining geographic and national differences, and theorizing spectatorship. Chapters address the pivotal directors (Todd Haynes and Gregg Araki) and salient films (Paris is Burning, Boys Don't Cry), as well as nonmainstream and non-Anglo-American work (experimental filmmaking and third world cinema). With a critical eye to its uneasy relationship to the mainstream, New Queer Cinema explores the aesthetic, sociocultural, political, and, necessarily, commercial investments of the movement. Although there are certainly other books on gay and lesbian issues in film, this is the first full-length study of recent developments in queer cinema, combining indispensable discussions of central issues with exciting new work by key writers. Features * Provides a definitive introduction to New Queer Cinema * Clear structure with each section addressing a key topic in the study of New Queer Cinema * Themes covered include genre, gender and race, politics, media, and the relationship between New Queer Cinema and the mainstream. Michele Aaron is Lecturer in Film Studies at Brunel University, London. 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