Federico, this book is for you and describes some of the things that happened in the decade before you arrived.
I am extremely grateful to Yoram Allon, Neil Calloway, Vinet Campbell, Dr Jack Holland, Sebastian Horn, Nadia Khan, Athena Mandis, Daniel Robson, Salvatore Salafia, Dr Rick Saull, Dr Rachele Tardi, Maren Thom, Joe Ursell, Professor Cynthia Weber, the staff of the Humanities Two reading room in the British Library, my wonderful colleagues at Queen Mary and the MA Film Studies classes of 2008–09 and 2013–14. Professor Annette Kuhn and Dr Nick Jones offered editing support that was above and beyond the call of duty. Of course, any errors of substance or presentation remain my own.
As always, I extend my most heartfelt gratitude and love to Debora Marletta.