Beyond the Screen: Institutions, Networks, and Publics of Early Cinema

Synopsis

This scholarly anthology presents a new framework for understanding early cinema through its usage outside the realm of entertainment.From its earliest origins until the beginning of the twentieth century, cinema provided widespread access to remote parts of the globe and immediate reports on important events. Reaching beyond the nickelodeon theatres, cinema became part of numerous institutions, from churches and schools to department stores and charitable organizations.Then, in 1915, the Supreme Court declared moviemaking a “busines, pure and simple,” entrenching the film industry’s role as a producer of “harmless entertainment.” In Beyond the Screen, contributors shed light on how pre-1915 cinema defined itself through institutional interconnections and publics interested in science, education, religious uplift, labor organizing, and more.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

350 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780861969135

Related ISBNs:

9780861967032

Publisher:

Indiana University Press

Date of Addition:

01/25/25

Copyrighted By:

Copyright John Libbey Publishing Ltd

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Marta Braun

Edited by:

Charlie Keil

Edited by:

Rob King

Edited by:

Paul Moore