Toxitaly
Industrial Landscapes and the Environment in Italian Ecodocumentaries
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2025
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-6033-1 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-6033-1 (ISBN)
Toxitaly examines the emergence of Italian ecodocumentaries, addressing urgent global issues such as industrial decay, environmental pollution, waste management, and food and water poisoning.
The rise of Italian ecodocumentaries represents a significant cultural response to urgent environmental issues, reflecting a growing ecological awareness in contemporary Italian society.
Toxitaly presents comprehensive scholarly analysis of these films, exploring their portrayal of key regional and national environmental events and concerns.
Paolo Chirumbolo discusses the impact of these documentaries on Italian culture, highlighting how they depict industrial landscapes and articulate the emerging ecological consciousness. The analysis is structured around four main narratives: “Petronarratives,” “Steel Narratives,” “Chemical Narratives,” and “Waste Narratives.” Each ecodocumentary is examined thematically and formally, with Chirumbolo employing Bill Nichols’s theories on the various modes of representation in documentary film to define the relationships between subject matter, filmmaker, and viewer.
In a time of increasing public interest in environmental issues and the growth of grassroots movements, Toxitaly illuminates how ecodocumentaries can shape public discourse and inspire ecological awareness both in Italy and beyond.
The rise of Italian ecodocumentaries represents a significant cultural response to urgent environmental issues, reflecting a growing ecological awareness in contemporary Italian society.
Toxitaly presents comprehensive scholarly analysis of these films, exploring their portrayal of key regional and national environmental events and concerns.
Paolo Chirumbolo discusses the impact of these documentaries on Italian culture, highlighting how they depict industrial landscapes and articulate the emerging ecological consciousness. The analysis is structured around four main narratives: “Petronarratives,” “Steel Narratives,” “Chemical Narratives,” and “Waste Narratives.” Each ecodocumentary is examined thematically and formally, with Chirumbolo employing Bill Nichols’s theories on the various modes of representation in documentary film to define the relationships between subject matter, filmmaker, and viewer.
In a time of increasing public interest in environmental issues and the growth of grassroots movements, Toxitaly illuminates how ecodocumentaries can shape public discourse and inspire ecological awareness both in Italy and beyond.
Paolo Chirumbolo is an assistant professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Louisiana State University.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Petronarratives
2. Steel Narratives
3. Chemical Narratives
4. Waste Narratives
Conclusion: Detoxing Italy
Appendix
Notes
Works Cited
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.04.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Toronto Italian Studies |
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 460 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4875-6033-8 / 1487560338 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-6033-1 / 9781487560331 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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