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Screen culture and the social question, 1880-1914 /
Public performances using the magic or optical lantern became a prominent part of the social fabric of the late 19th century. Drawing on a rich variety of primary sources, this book investigates how the magic lantern and cinematograph, used at public lectures, church services, and electoral campaign...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | KINtop studies in early cinema ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction; PART I: Screen Culture and the Public Sphere
- Raising Awareness of the Living Conditions of the Poor; The Social Impact of Screen Culture 1880-1914; The Lantern and Cinematograph for Political Persuasion before WWI: Towards an Introduction and Typology; A Lantern Lecture: Slum Life and Living Conditions of the Poor in Fictional and Documentary Lantern Slide Sets; ""The Poetry of Poverty"": The Magic Lantern and the Ballads of George R. Sims; The Jacob A. Riis Collection: Photographs for Books and Lantern Lectures.
- Early Christmas Films in the Tradition of the Magic LanternPART II: The Use of Lantern Shows, Photography and Early Films for Social Prevention by Charity Organisations; Feeding and Entertaining the Poor: Salvation Army Lantern Exhibitions Combined with Food Distribution in Britain and Germany; ""To assist in the pictorial teaching of Temperance"": the use of the Magic Lantern in the Band of Hope; Health Entrepreneurs: American Screen Practices in the 1910s; Education or Entertainment? Early Cinema as a Social Force in New York's Immigrant Jewish Community.
- Sentiment and Science in Harvard University's Social MuseumPART III: Approaches to the Hidden History of Screen Culture; Engaging with the Magic Lantern's History; Our Magic Lantern Heritage: Archiving a Past Medium that Nearly Never Was; The Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource; Afterword: How Does it Feel? Hidden Histories and the Elusive User Experience; The Contributors; Picture credits.