The New Film History: Sources, Methods, Approaches - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230594484 ISBN 13: 9780230594487

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Synopsis

Now available in paperback, this first major overview of film history offers a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. Key areas of research are analyzed alongside detailed case studies of well-known Ame

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Review:

'A very welcome entry into the field of film history, the contributors to this exemplary collection engage rigorously and imaginatively with the structures and processes that have shaped the medium of film. Structured around the four key areas of History, Authorship, Genre and Reception, this collection tackles some of the big questions that have vexed film historians - what is the relationship between creativity and commerce, how do ideas "get into" film – in a lively and informative manner. An indispensable collection for students and researchers of film, media and cognate disciplines.' - Melanie Bell, Lecturer in Film, Newcastle University, UK
 
'...an invaluable tool in both teaching and research...the essays are scholarly and engagingly written, and genuinely extend the boundaries of the discipline. It will quickly become a central text for film history courses.' - Melanie Bell, Journal of British Cinema and Television

Book Description:

A detailed overview by leading scholars of the key methods, approaches and sources used by modern film historians

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0230594484
• ISBN 13: 9780230594487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 267
• Editor: Chapman J., Glancy M., Harper S.