The Politics of Nordsploitation: History, Industry, Audiences (Global Exploitation Cinemas)

Pietari Kääpä, Tommy Gustafsson

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Publication Date: January 14th, 2021

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Academic

ISBN:

9781501327339

Pages:

288

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Description

The Politics of Nordsploitation takes a transnational approach to exploring Nordic 'exploitation' films in their industrial contexts, exploring them as not only political manifestations of domestic considerations but also to position Nordic film cultures in a global context. Incorporating a wide range of films, from international cult classics like They Call Her One Eye (1974), homegrown martial arts films like The Ninja Mission (1984) to contemporary crowd-sourced fan productions like Iron Sky(2012), this volume examines the remarkable diversity of genre-based, commercially and culturally exploitative film production throughout the Nordic countries - emphasized here through the term 'Nordsploitation'.
This volume provides a historical exposition of largely ignored marginal films and film cultural patterns. It also outlines how influential these films have been in shaping the development of Nordic cinema. The effects are visible in the films of the new millennium as previously marginalized practices now enter the mainstream. With sharp insights and new research, The Politics of Nordsploitation redefines the concept of 'exploitation' and its role in small nation cinemas.

About the Author

Pietari Kääpä is Lecturer in Media and Communications at University of Stirling, UK. His research work synergizes transnational film and media studies with ecocriticism. Kääpä has published widely on transnational Nordic cinema and issues relating to ecocinema, including collections and articles exploring ecocritical concerns in Chinese cinema, in relation to audiences, documentary politics and minority film production. His books include Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinema (2014) and Environmental Management of The Media: Policy, Industry, Practice (2018). Tommy Gustafsson is Professor of Film Studies at Linnaeus University, Sweden. He has published six books, edited three special journal issues as well as some 30 peer-reviewed articles. His work is mainly concentrated on film and television history, both international and Nordic. With Pietari Kääpä he has edited Transnational Ecocinema: Film Culture in an Era of Ecological Transformation (2013) and Nordic Genre Film: Small Nation Film Cultures in the Global Marketplace (2015).

The Politics of Nordsploitation: History, Industry, Audiences (Global Exploitation Cinemas)

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