In this cross-cultural history of narrative cinema and media from the 1910s to the 1930s, leading and emergent scholars explore the transnational crossings and exchanges that occurred in early cinema between the two world wars. Drawing on film archives from around the world, this volume advances the premise that silent cinema freely crossed national borders and linguistic thresholds in ways that became far less possible after the emergence of sound. These essays address important questions about the uneven forces geographic, economic, political, psychological, textual, and experiential that underscore a non-linear approach to film history. The "messiness" of film history, as demonstrated here, opens a new realm of inquiry into unexpected political, social, and aesthetic crossings of silent cinema."
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In this cross-cultural history of narrative cinema and media from the 1910s to the 1930s, leading and emergent scholars explore the transnational crossings and exchanges that occurred in early cinema between the two world wars. Drawing on film archives from around the world, this volume advances the premise that silent cinema freely crossed national borders and linguistic thresholds in ways that became far less possible after the emergence of sound. These essays address important questions about the uneven forces geographic, economic, political, psychological, textual, and experiential that underscore a non-linear approach to film history. The "messiness" of film history, as demonstrated here, opens a new realm of inquiry into unexpected political, social, and aesthetic crossings of silent cinema."
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | New Directions in National Cinemas |
Release date | April 2014 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | March 2014 |
Editors | Jennifer M. Bean, Laura Horak, Anupama Kapse |
Contributors | Priya Jaikumar, Yiman Wang, Jan Olsson, Patrice Petro, Laura I. Serna, Yuri Tsivian, Kaveh Askari |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 360 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-01230-2 |
Barcode | 9780253012302 |
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LSN | 0-253-01230-9 |