Cinema and Its Shadow : Race and Technology in Early Cinema

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maurice, Alice.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities in motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--Technological innovations.

Race in motion pictures.

Minorities in motion pictures--Technological innovations.

Motion picture industry.

Local Subjects:

Minorities in motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--Technological innovations.

Race in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Cinema and Its Shadow argues that race has defined the cinematic apparatus since the earliest motion pictures, especially at times of technological transition.In particular, this work explores how racial difference became central to the resolving of cinematic problems: the stationary camera, narrative form, realism, the synchronization of.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Embodying Cinema""; ""Chapter 1: Performing Body, Performing Image: Race and the Boundaries of Early Cinematic Narrative""; ""Chapter 2: Face, Race, and Screen: Close-ups and the Transition to the Feature Film""; ""Chapter 3: Recasting Shadows: Race, Image, and Audience""; ""Chapter 4: “Cinema at Its Source�: Synchronizing Race and Sound in the Early Talkies""; ""Conclusion: Red, White, and Blue: Digital Cinema, Race, and Avatar""; ""Notes""; ""Filmography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""

""I""""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4529-3938-1

OCLC:

834136740