Realism as Protest: Kluge, Schlingensief, Haneke

By Tara Forrest

Realism as Protest draws on the »realistic method« developed by Alexander Kluge to counter the limited image of reality generated by the mainstream media. Focusing on innovative productions produced by Kluge, Schlingensief and Haneke, this groundbreaking study explores how the experimental form of their work in film, television and theatre facilitates thinking, discussion and debate about the possibilities for cultural and political change.

• Language: English
• Publisher: transcript Verlag
• Release date: Jul 31, 2015
• ISBN: 9783839429730

Tara Forrest

Tara Forrest is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is the author of The Politics of Imagination: Benjamin, Kracauer, Kluge (2007), co-editor of Christoph Schlingensief: Art Without Borders (2010), and editor of Alexander Kluge: Raw Materials for the Imagination (forthcoming 2012).

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