Beyond the screen : institutions, networks and publics of early cinema /
The visionaries of early motion pictures thought that movies could do more than just entertain. They imagined the medium had the potential to educate and motivate the audience. In national and local contexts from Europe, North America, and around the world, early filmmakers entered the domains of sc...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Francés Alemán |
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New Barnet, Herts, U.K. : Bloomington, IN :
John Libbey Pub. Ltd. ; Distributed in North America by Indiana University Press,
2012.
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Colección: | Early Cinema in Review: Proceedings of Domitor.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The visionaries of early motion pictures thought that movies could do more than just entertain. They imagined the medium had the potential to educate and motivate the audience. In national and local contexts from Europe, North America, and around the world, early filmmakers entered the domains of science and health education, social and religious uplift, labor organizing and political campaigning. Beyond the Screen captures this pioneering vision of the future of cinema. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 336 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 0861969138 9780861969135 |