Michael Cowan
Author
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
This study traces the evolution of early film societies in Germany and Austria, from the emergence of mass movie theaters in the 1910s to the turbulent years of the late Weimar Republic. Examining a diverse array of groups, it approaches film societies as formations designed to assimilate and influence a new medium: a project emerging from the world of amateur science before taking new directions into industry, art and politics. Through an interdisciplinary...
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
This book is specifically dedicated to film history's own history: It provides insights into the fabrication of film histories and the discourses on their materials and methods in the past in order to better understand and reconsider film history today. The interventions unpack unspoken assumptions and hidden agendas that determine film historiography until today, also with the aim to act as a critical reflection on the potential future orientation...
Publisher
transcript Verlag
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
1. Aufl.
Description
Nach 1918 stützen sich zahlreiche Versuche, einen Begriff von der »Moderne« zu entwickeln, auf die Zuweisung neuer Sinnpotenziale an den Körper. In der Lebensreformbewegung wird der Körper zum Inbegriff von Natürlichkeit, der Wettkampfsport richtet ihn am Kriterium der Effizienz aus, und die entstehende Modeindustrie macht den Leib zur Ware. Die Kunst und die neuen Massenmedien bieten diesen Positionen ideale Foren zur Austragung ihres symbolischen...
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2025]
Description
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This groundbreaking collection of essays from leading film historians features original research on movie magazines published in China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Latin America, South Korea, the U.S., and beyond. Vital resources for the study of film history and culture, movie magazines...