Screen LibraryThe New Film History Sources, Methods, Approaches /
This book, the first major overview of the field of film history in twenty years, is a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. It offers readers an overview of key areas of research, together with detailed case studies centred on well-known America...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-230-20622-9 |
| Summary: |
This book, the first major overview of the field of film history in twenty years, is a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. It offers readers an overview of key areas of research, together with detailed case studies centred on well-known American, Australian, British and European films. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2007. |
| Carrier Form: | 272 p. |
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9780230001695 9780230206229 : 0230206220 : |
| CLC: | F719.5 |
| Contents: | Notes on Contributors INTRODUCTION: The New Film History-- J.Chapman, M.Glancy & S.Harper PART 1: HISTORY Gone With the Wind (1939) and the Lost Cause: A Critical View-- M.Stokes History and Representation: The Case of 1970s British Cinema-- S.Harper Gallipoli (1981): 'A Poignant Search For National Identity'-- M.Connelly 'This Ship is England': History, Politics and National Identity in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)-- J.Chapman PART 2: AUTHORSHIP Art In Context: British Film Design of the 1940s-- L.Ede The Author as Author: Restoring the Screenwriter to British Film History-- A.Spicer When 'Hanoi Jane' Conquered Hollywood: Jane Fonda's Films and Activism, 1977-81-- P.Kramer PART 3: GENRE The Politics of the Swashbuckler-- J.Richards The Stalinist Musical-- R.Taylor Now Voyager (1942): Melodrama Then and Now-- M.Shingler From Gangster to Gangsta: The Hood Film's Criminal Allegiance with Hollywood-- J.Munby PART 4: RECEPTION Blackmail (1929): Hitchcock and Film Nationalism-- M.Glancy British Cinema, American Reception: Black Narcissus (1947) and the Legion of Decency-- S.Street Studying Cross-Cultural Marketing and Reception: Ingmar Bergman's Persona (1966)-- I.Stigsdotter & T.Bergfelder The Wicker Man (1973) Email Digest: A Case Study in Web Ethnography-- J.Smith Index. |