{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-the-precariat-the-exploited-underemployed-and-temp-workers-of-the-world-paperback","title":"The Cinema of the Precariat: The Exploited, Underemployed, and Temp Workers of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Zaniello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of the Precariat \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to lay out the incredible range of the precariat (the social class suffering from precarity) as well as a detailed report on the cinematic record of their work and lives.It discusses a thorough and definitive selection of more than 250 films and related visual media that take the measure of the precariat worldwide. For example, thousands of Haitians, including children, harvest sugar cane in the Dominican Republic (\u003ci\u003eThe Price of Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e), while illegal Afghan refugees work in Iran (\u003ci\u003eDelbaran\u003c\/i\u003e). More familiar are the millions of Latino immigrants, legal or not, of all ages, that work in the United States (\u003ci\u003eFood Chains\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter focuses on a sub-class of the precariat or a contested zone of labor or the evolving political manifestation of the struggles of the unorganized and the dispossessed. Among the hundreds of bewildering film choices available nowadays this book offers the reader reliable guidance to the films bringing to life the economic, political, and social dilemmas faced by millions of the world's global workforce and their families.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Zaniello\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus, having taught film and cultural studies, and directed the Honors Program at Northern Kentucky University, USA. He has been active as a film programmer for the Hill Center in Washington DC and for the London and North West (Liverpool) Labour Film Festivals. He recently published\u003ci\u003e California's Lamson Murder Mystery \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), the story of the wrongful conviction of a Hollywood screenwriter for murder, along with \u003ci\u003eWorking Stiffs, Union Maids, Reds, and Riffraff: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e An Expanded Guide to Films about Labor, 2nd ed.\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e (2007)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099625427079,"sku":"9781501385841","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/85db4b0e0133f1557f9370b2cd4fd566.webp?v=1732376118","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-the-precariat-the-exploited-underemployed-and-temp-workers-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}