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Cinema and community : progressivism, exhibition, and film culture in Chicago, 1907-1917 / Moya Luckett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Luckett, Moya.
- Series:
- Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series
- Contemporary approaches to film and media series
- Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Progressivism in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion picture audiences--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
- Motion picture audiences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (436 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Film scholars interested in the early years of American cinema will appreciate this insightful study.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Progressivism, modernity, and transitional cinema
- From crowds to communities: Progressive Era spectatorship theories
- Progressivism and early feature films: textuality, oversight, uplift
- Celebrity, self-awareness, and the consciousness of self
- Private pleasures and public space: community culture and the dominance of neighborhood theaters
- Oversight and regulation: film censorship, local government, and social reform
- Citizenship and black cinema
- Patriotism and patronage: regional and national identity in Chicago's theaters during World War I
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780814337264
- 0814337260
- OCLC:
- 872122585
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