The American Film History Reader
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The American Film History Reader brings together 18 essays dating back to early efforts to historicize the medium through to contemporary work focusing on technology and industry history. The collection includes some of the most significant US film history essays written in the last 90 years, and are organized into six thematic sections focusing on: Industrial Practice, Technology, Reception, Films and Filmmakers, Censorship and Regulation, and Stardom. Each section includes a comprehensive introduction by the editors, introducing each essay individually, and providing context for the…mehr

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The American Film History Reader brings together 18 essays dating back to early efforts to historicize the medium through to contemporary work focusing on technology and industry history. The collection includes some of the most significant US film history essays written in the last 90 years, and are organized into six thematic sections focusing on: Industrial Practice, Technology, Reception, Films and Filmmakers, Censorship and Regulation, and Stardom. Each section includes a comprehensive introduction by the editors, introducing each essay individually, and providing context for the readings, along with suggestions for related viewings and an annotated list of further reading.
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Jon Lewis is professor of Film Studies at Oregon State University and the former editor of Cinema Journal. He has published nine books, including Whom God Wishes to Destroy ... Francis Coppola and the New Hollywood and Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle over Censorship Saved the Modern Film Industry. Eric Smoodin is professor of American Studies at the University of California, Davis. Most recently, he is the author of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity, and American Film Studies, 1930-1960.