{"product_id":"contemporary-spanish-culture-television-fashion-art-and-film-9780745630533","title":"Contemporary Spanish Culture: Television, Fashion, Art and Film","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Spanish Culture: Television, Fashion, Art and Film\u003c\/strong\u003e by Smith, Paul J.. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780745630533.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\n\nGoing 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.\n\nTwo 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.\n\nFinally, Contemporary Spanish Culture examines Catalan independent cinema and the most recent work of Spains best known director, Pedro Almodóvar, who has resurrected a genre long considered dead: the art movie.\n\nThis 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44425931161653,"sku":"ByrdShop_0745630537","price":68.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780745630533_fdc93595-e164-495c-8e1b-88d84331db0f.jpg?v=1781147231","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-spanish-culture-television-fashion-art-and-film-9780745630533","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}