Film Societies in Germany and Austria 1910-1933: Tracing the Social Life of Cinema (1) (Film Culture in Transition)

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Synopsis
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 approach—in dialogue with social history, print history and media archaeology—it also transforms our theoretical understanding of what a film society was and how it operated. Far from representing a mere collection of pre-formed cinephiles, film societies were, according to the book’s central argument, productive social formations, which taught people how to nurture their passion for the movies, how to engage with cinema, and how to interact with each other. Ultimately, the study argues that examining film societies can help to reveal the diffuse agency by which generative ideas of cinema take shape.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
274 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040783405
Related ISBNs:
9781003695592, 9781040778265, 9789463725477, 9781041179399
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
M. Cowan / Taylor & Francis Group
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
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