Michael Cowan

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Film Societies in Germany and Austria 1910-1933: Tracing the Social Life of CinemaHardcover, 7 March 2023

Film Societies in Germany and Austria 1910-1933: Tracing the Social Life of Cinema
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Part of Series
Film Culture in Transition
Print Length
274 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Date Published
7 Mar 2023
ISBN-10
9463725474
ISBN-13
9789463725477

Description

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.

Product Details

Author:
Michael Cowan
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
7 March 2023
Genre:
Germany
ISBN-10:
9463725474
ISBN-13:
9789463725477
Language:
English
Location:
Amsterdam
Pages:
274

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