Film Societies in Germany and Austria 1910-1933 : Tracing the Social Life of Cinema

Film Societies in Germany and Austria 1910-1933 Tracing the Social Life of Cinema

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 influe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cowan, Michael, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press [2023]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Film culture in transition
Materias:
Motion pictures > Social aspects > Austria > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Social aspects > Germany > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Societies, etc. > History.
HISTORY / Europe / Germany.
Film societies, German cinema, Austrian cinema, film culture, film journals, media archaeology, scientific film, film industries, cinephilia, film activism.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720139506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction : What Was a Film Society? Towards a New Archaeology of Screen Communities
  • 1. The Knowledge Community : The Birth of the Film Society from the Spirit of Amateur Science
  • 2. The Professional Community : Conceptualizing the Film Industry in the Deutsche Kinotechnische Gesellschaft
  • 3. Communities of Love : Cinephilic Film Clubs, Movie Magazines and the Viennese Kinogemeinde
  • 4. The Skeptical Community : Left-Wing Film Societies and the Making of the Suspicious Spectator
  • Afterword: What’s in an ‘Idea’?
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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