Far-Flung Families in Film: A Theme-Centred Approach to Understanding Migration, Identity, and Love = Introduction In the age of globalization, diasporic and other types of transnational families are increasingly represented in films such as East is East, The Grand Voyage, Almanya, Welcome to Germany, Immigrant Memories, Couscous, When We Leave, Monsoon Wedding, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. While there is a significant body of scholarship on the representation of the family in Hollywood cinema, this is the first book to analyze the depiction of Black and Asian British Maghrebi French, and Turkish German families from a comparative transnational perspective. Drawing on critical concepts from diaspora studies, anthropology, socio-historical research on diasporic families, and the burgeoning field of transnational film studies, Far-Flung Families in Film is an essential read for film studies scholars and students who are researching families and issues of race and ethnicity in cinema, media, and visual culture. The Book's Structure - The book takes a theme-centered approach, examining journeys of migration, family memories, gender identities, and romance. It includes fifteen detailed case studies of diasporic family films, all of which are commercially available on DVD. An interactive companion website, [www. farflungfamilies. net](http://www. farflungfamilies.

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