{"product_id":"torn-is-the-curtain-early-film-cultures-in-istanbul-9781836952633","title":"Torn Is the Curtain: Early Film Cultures in Istanbul","description":"\u003cp\u003e Between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Istanbul witnessed a cinematic revolution that carried profound implications for the way ideas of identity, nation, and gender were conceived. Re-examining film's potential as both an artistic and ideological discipline, \u003cem\u003eTorn is the Curtain\u003c\/em\u003e interrogates the relationship between early film cultures and ideas of social transformation, highlighting how emergent ideas of post-colonialism, Orientalism, and feminism impacted Turkish film aesthetics. Consequently, this volume highlights how early cinema culture was not only shaped by ever-changing religious and cultural forces, but did itself shape contemporary debates about identity and cross-cultural exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCanan Balan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a teaching fellow in Film at the University of Southampton and holds a PhD in Film Studies from the University of St Andrews. She has published numerous articles, book chapters and essays on early cinema, spectatorship, early film theory and film cultures in Istanbul and Turkey in English and Turkish. Her recent publications include: \"Islam, Consciousness and Early Cinema: Said Nursî and the Cinema of God\" (\u003cem\u003eFilm Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, 2016) and \"Sabahat Filmer\" (\u003cem\u003eWomen Film Pioneers Project\u003c\/em\u003e, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764015366418,"sku":"9781836952633","price":141.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22f416f0-51b9-483b-952c-e07fa0f51d01.jpg?v=1764750102","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/torn-is-the-curtain-early-film-cultures-in-istanbul-9781836952633","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}