American movie audiences : from the turn of the century to the early sound era / edited by Melvyn Stokes and Richard Maltby.
| Other author | Stokes, Melvyn. |
| Other author | Maltby, Richard, 1952- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : BFI Pub., 1999. |
| Description | vi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Jewish immigrant audiences in New York City, 1905-14 / Judith Thissen -- Italian imageries, historical feature films and the fabrication of Italy's spectators in early 1900s New York / Giorgio Bertellini -- Film and ethnic identity in Harlem, 1896-1915 / Alison Griffiths and James Latham -- 'The formative and impressionable stage': discursive constructions of the nickelodeon's child audience / Roberta Pearson and William Uricchio -- Why the audience mattered in Chicago in 1907 / Lee Grieveson -- The revolt of the audience: reconsidering audiences and reception during the silent era / Steven J. Ross -- Viewing the viewers: representations of the audience in early cinema advertising / Kathryn Helgesen Fuller -- Reminiscences of the past, conditions of the present: at the movies in Milwaukee in 1918 / Leslie Midkiff DeBauche -- This is where we came in: the audible screen and the voluble audiences of early sound cinema / Thomas Doherty -- Hillbilly music and Will Rogers: small-town picture shows in the 1930s / Gregory A. Waller. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00503214 |
| ISBN | 085170722X |
| ISBN | 0851707211 (pbk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1995.9.S6 A545 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |