Cinema and community : : progressivism, exhibition, and film culture in Chicago, 1907-1917 / / Moya Luckett.

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Place / Publishing House:Detroit : : Wayne State University Press,, [2014]
2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Contemporary approaches to film and media series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (436 pages).
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Table of 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.