Pipeline cinema : the cultural infrastructure of oil extraction in Iran and Iraq /

"Pipeline Cinema explores the intertwined histories of documentary film and the oil industry in mid-twentieth century Iran and Iraq. Reading against the grain of oil company archives, Mona Damluji reveals how wells, pipelines, pumping stations, and refineries were sites of cinematic production...

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Main Author: Damluji, Mona (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2026]
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Summary:"Pipeline Cinema explores the intertwined histories of documentary film and the oil industry in mid-twentieth century Iran and Iraq. Reading against the grain of oil company archives, Mona Damluji reveals how wells, pipelines, pumping stations, and refineries were sites of cinematic production and exhibition, at once normalizing and challenging neocolonial extraction. Shining a light on cultural workers and labor movements, this book offers a distinctly humanistic lens on an otherwise dehumanizing petroleum industry"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xvii, 173 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520424296
0520424298
9780520424302
0520424301