The changes Cuba experienced following the collapse of the Soviet Union compelled Cuban filmmakers to rethink the values developed after the 1959 Castro revolution. Long-forgotten genres re-emerged, established auteurs incorporated new aesthetics into their films and an influx of foreign capital led to the repackaging of revolutionary ideology into more visually attractive narratives. Films such as Alice in Wondertown (1991), Strawberry and Chocolate (1993) and Juan of the Dead (2011) stirred controversy, criticized revolutionary discourse and helped establish new models that allowed post-Castro cinema to find global audiences on an unprecedented scale. This book offers a detailed analysis of key post-Cold War Cuban films. Recurrent sociopolitical tropes are examined to reveal how Cuban cinema reflects the turbulent changes in the island.

Cuban Cinema After the Cold War: A Critical Analysis of Selected Films

Humor & Entertainment

García, Enrique

Movies

McFarland Company

<p>This study offers a critical examination of the work of Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Mexican-American brothers whose graphic novels are highly influential. The Hernandez brothers started in the alt-comics scene, where their ‘Love and Rockets’ series quickly gained prominence. They have since published in more mainstream venues but have maintained an outsider status based on their own background and the content of their work. Enrique García argues that the Hernandez brothers have worked to create a new American graphic storytelling that, while still in touch with mainstream genres, provides a transgressive alternative from an aesthetic, gender, and ethnic perspective. The brothers were able to experiment with and modify these genres by taking advantage of the editorial freedom of independent publishing. This freedom also allowed them to explore issues of ethnic and gender identity in transgressive ways. Their depictions of latinidad and sexuality push against the edicts of mainstream Anglophone culture, but they also defy many Latino perceptions of life, politics, and self-representation. The book concludes with an in-depth interview with Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez that touches on and goes beyond the themes explored in the book.</p>

The Hernandez Brothers: Love, Rockets, and Alternative Comics (Latinx and Latin American Profiles, 10)

Comics & Graphic Novels

History & Price Guides

University of Pittsburgh Press

<p>Themore confident you are in your interview skills and your ability to detect deception,the greater the frequency and thoroughness of success. If someone is lying to you,and the suspect gets the slightest hint that you are buying it or are unsure, he/she islikely to continue lying. Inversely proportional, the more confident you are indetecting deception, the less confident the suspect will be in perpetrating the liebecause he or she will see that it is not having the desired effect on you. Yourconfidence level is crucial to the process. You increase your confidence level by, first,acquiring knowledge, and, then, by practicing and living out the concepts each andevery time you conduct an interview. As has always been true of skill-building, themore you practice the skill, the better you will become.Paul Francois is a retired lieutenant from the San Jose Police Department with 29 years of law enforcement experience. Paul's previous assignments include: Patrol Watch Commander, Detective and Supervisor in the Physical Child Abuse Unit, Detective in the Sexual Assault Investigation Unit, Field Training Program Supervisor, and the Office of the Chief of Police in Research and Development. Paul has also received the Police Academy Instructor of the Year Award.Sgt. Enrique Garcia has been with the San Jose Police Department since 1986. He was a Reserve Officer for 5 years while working as a Department Manager in the High Tech industry. Enrique is currently assigned as a patrol supervisor. He has worked assignments as a Field Training Officer, Detective in the Sexual Assault Investigation Unit, Detective in the Homicide Unit, Detective in the Robbery Unit, and as the Public Information Officer.Enrique has also received the 2005 Investigative Excellence Award, California P.O.S.T. - Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation.Paul & Enrique have been team teaching Interviewing & Interrogation together since 1997. They are the principals of Third Degree Communications, Inc.</p>

Interview & Interrogation Training Manual: Nothing But The Truth.

Education & Teaching

François, Paul

Schools & Teaching

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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