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Contemporary Spanish Culture: Television, Fashion, Art and Film
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Contemporary Spanish Culture: Television, Fashion, Art and Film Hardcover - 2003 - 1st Edition

by Smith, Paul J

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  • Title Contemporary Spanish Culture: Television, Fashion, Art and Film
  • Author Smith, Paul J
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Polity Press
  • Date 2003-02-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0745630529.G
  • ISBN 9780745630526 / 0745630529
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.24 x 0.77 in (23.67 x 15.85 x 1.96 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
    • Cultural Region: Spanish
  • Library of Congress subjects Arts, Spanish - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002034576
  • Dewey Decimal Code 700.946

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This 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.


Going 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.


Two aspects of Spanish visual art are considered: the career of Miquel Barcel, 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.

Finally, Contemporary Spanish Culture examines Catalan independent cinema and the most recent work of Spain's best known director, Pedro Almodvar, who has resurrected a genre long considered dead: the art movie.


This innovative new book provides an ideal introduction for undergraduates and will be essential reading for those working in Hispanic studies, cultural studies, and film.

About the author

Paul Julian Smith is the Professor of Spanish at the University of Cambridge