Film Histories: An Introduction and Reader - Hardcover

Paul Grainge; Mark Jancovich; Sharon Monteith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0748619062 ISBN 13: 9780748619061

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2007

Synopsis

A wide-ranging introduction to film history, this anthology covers the history of film from 1895 to the present day. The book is arranged chronologically, and each chapter contains an introduction by the editors on the key developments within the period, followed by a classic piece of historical research about that period. Various types of film history are undertaken in the articles, so that students can become familiar with different types of film historical research. For example, topics include the history of audiences; exhibition; marketing; censorship; aesthetic history; political history; and historical reception studies. The book is therefore designed to provide students with a narrative history spine while simultaneously introducing them to different approaches to the study and research of film history. Concentrating on the plurality of the ‘historical turn’ in film studies, this book demonstrates that film history is, and should be, about more than simply key films, directors and movements.Key features*Contains a preface that explains the structure and organisation of the book*Chapter introductions provide a chronological sense of international developments*Includes key articles of film history that illustrate differences in methodological approach, and which are devoted both to America and to a wide range of non-American contexts

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About the Author

Film Histories is edited by Paul Grainge, Mark Jancovich and Sharon Monteith. Paul Grainge is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Nottingham, Mark Jancovich is Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of East Anglia and Sharon Monteith is Professor of American Studies, University of Nottingham.

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748619062
• ISBN 13: 9780748619061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720