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ecocinema

ecocinema noun: a branch of filmmaking and film criticism dealing with the representation of the environment in film.

Noun

ecocinema (uncountable)

  1. A branch of filmmaking and film criticism dealing with the representation of the environment in film.
    • 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...2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 77

Origin of ecocinema

From eco- + cinema.

Questions about ecocinema

What does ecocinema mean?
Ecocinema means a branch of filmmaking and film criticism dealing with the representation of the environment in film.
What part of speech is ecocinema?
Ecocinema is a noun.

Words near ecocinema in the dictionary

  1. ecocentrists
  2. ecochemistry
  3. ecocidal
  4. ecocide
  5. ecocides
  6. ecocinema
  7. ecocinematic
  8. ecocities
  9. ecocity
  10. ecoclimate
  11. ecoclimates

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