Ecocinema
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A branch of filmmaking and film criticism dealing with the representation of the environment in film. uncountable
"The academic scholarship on both Wildboyz and Green Porno has been virtually nonexistent heretofore […]. When it comes to Wildboyz, one could attribute this treatment to the program’s youthful intended audience or its general lack of sophistication. But those same features have not stopped ecocritics, ecocinema scholars, or other academics from writing about children’s environmental programming, environmentally themed animation, […]"
Example
More examples"The academic scholarship on both Wildboyz and Green Porno has been virtually nonexistent heretofore […]. When it comes to Wildboyz, one could attribute this treatment to the program’s youthful intended audience or its general lack of sophistication. But those same features have not stopped ecocritics, ecocinema scholars, or other academics from writing about children’s environmental programming, environmentally themed animation, […]"
Etymology
From eco- + cinema.
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