Movies and American Society

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Ross is Professor of History at the University of Southern California. He is co-director of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities and author of Workers On the Edge: Work, Leisure, and Politics in Industrializing Cincinnati, 1788-1890 (1985), Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America (1998), and Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics (2011). Ross is the recipient of the Theater Library Association Book Award and a Film Scholars Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Klappentext Movies are more than just an evening's entertainment. As historical documents, they reflect how Americans see and think about their world. Movies and American Society is a comprehensive collection of thirteen essays and supporting primary documents that explore how films have changed--and been changed by--American society from 1905 to the present.Each chapter contains an introduction by the editor, an essay that explores how movies made during a specific period dealt with problems of the time, discussion questions, primary documents, and suggestions for further reading and film screenings. The second edition includes a new chapter on "American Film in the Age of Terror," as well as new essays for the chapters on "Race, Violence, and Film" and "Hollywood Goes Global" and fully updated "Readings and Screenings" sections. The book provides sustained discussion and insight into each period while examining a broad range of topics, from ideology, politics, and gender to class, war, and race relations. The jargon-free essays are engaging and accessible for students and the documents explore not only social practices and controversies but also the fun and cultural influence of movies and movie-going.Bringing together the best scholarship and many never-before-collected documents, this is an essential resource for those wishing to understand the social and cultural impact of film on 20th- and 21st-century American life. Zusammenfassung This collection of thirteen essays and supporting primary documents explores how films have changed and been changed by American society. Each chapter covers a distinct period and contains an introduction, essay, discussion questions, primary documents, and suggestions for further reading and film screenings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ixPreface to the First Edition xSource Acknowledgments xiiiIntroduction: Why Movies Matter 11 Going to the Movies: Early Audiences 14Introduction to Article 14"The Celluloid Stage: Nickelodeon Audiences" by Richard Butsch 15Documents 32Introduction to Documents 32"The Nickel Madness" by Barton W. Carrie 32Report of Censorship of Motion Pictures and of Investigation of Motion Picture Theatres of Cleveland by Robert O. Bartholomew 38"House Fly Panics Pittsburgh Movie Audience" 40Readings and Screenings 412 Heroes and Heroines of Their Own Entertainment: Progressive-Era Cinema 43Introduction to Article 43"Front Page Movies" by Kay Sloan 44Documents 58Introduction to Documents 58"The Social Uses of the Moving Picture" by W. Stephen Bush 59"Los Angeles Socialist Movie Theater" 62Readings and Screenings 643 The Rise of Hollywood: Movies, Ideology, and Audiences in the Roaring Twenties 66Introduction to Article 66"Fantasy and Politics: Moviegoing and Movies in the 1920s" by Steven J. Ross 67Documents 91Introduction to Documents 91"The Deluxe Picture Palace" by Lloyd Lewis 92"Petting at the Movies" by E. J. Mitchell 94"The Actor's Part" by Milton Sills 95Readings and Screenings 984 Who Controls What We See? Censorship and the Attack on Hollywood "Immorality" 100Introduction to Article 100"Hollywood Censored: The Production Code Administration and the Hollywood Film Industry, 1930-1940"by Gregory D. Black 101Documents 123Introduction to Documents 123Quotes from Censorship...

Table des matières

Preface ix
 
Preface to the First Edition x
 
Source Acknowledgments xiii
 
Introduction: Why Movies Matter 1
 
1 Going to the Movies: Early Audiences 14
 
Introduction to Article 14
 
"The Celluloid Stage: Nickelodeon Audiences" by Richard Butsch 15
 
Documents 32
 
Introduction to Documents 32
 
"The Nickel Madness" by Barton W. Carrie 32
 
Report of Censorship of Motion Pictures and of Investigation of Motion Picture Theatres of Cleveland by Robert O. Bartholomew 38
 
"House Fly Panics Pittsburgh Movie Audience" 40
 
Readings and Screenings 41
 
2 Heroes and Heroines of Their Own Entertainment: Progressive-Era Cinema 43
 
Introduction to Article 43
 
"Front Page Movies" by Kay Sloan 44
 
Documents 58
 
Introduction to Documents 58
 
"The Social Uses of the Moving Picture" by W. Stephen Bush 59
 
"Los Angeles Socialist Movie Theater" 62
 
Readings and Screenings 64
 
3 The Rise of Hollywood: Movies, Ideology, and Audiences in the Roaring Twenties 66
 
Introduction to Article 66
 
"Fantasy and Politics: Moviegoing and Movies in the 1920s" by Steven J. Ross 67
 
Documents 91
 
Introduction to Documents 91
 
"The Deluxe Picture Palace" by Lloyd Lewis 92
 
"Petting at the Movies" by E. J. Mitchell 94
 
"The Actor's Part" by Milton Sills 95
 
Readings and Screenings 98
 
4 Who Controls What We See? Censorship and the Attack on Hollywood "Immorality" 100
 
Introduction to Article 100
 
"Hollywood Censored: The Production Code Administration and the Hollywood Film Industry, 1930-1940"
by Gregory D. Black 101
 
Documents 123
 
Introduction to Documents 123
 
Quotes from Censorship of the Theater and Moving Pictures edited by Lamar T. Beman 123
 
Readings and Screenings 129
 
5 Confronting the Great Depression: Renewing Democracy in Hard Times 130
 
Introduction to Article 130
 
"The Recreation of America: Hybrid Moviemakers and the Multicultural Republic" by Lary May 131
 
Documents 160
 
Introduction to Documents 160
 
Responses to Edward G. Robinson's "Declaration of Democratic Independence" 161
 
Readings and Screenings 163
 
6 Alternatives Cinemas: Movies on the Margins 165
 
Introduction to Article 165
 
"Others' Movies" by Thomas Cripps 166
 
Documents 185
 
Introduction to Documents 185
 
"The Negro and the Photo-Play" by Oscar Micheaux 185
 
"'The Symbol of the Unconquered,' New Play" 187
 
"Some New American Documentaries: In Defense of Liberty" by John H. Winge 188
 
Readings and Screenings 191
 
7 Seeing Red: Cold War Hollywood 193
 
Introduction to Article 193
 
"Hollywood and the Cold War" by John Belton 194
 
Documents 214
 
Introduction to Documents 214
 
FBI Report, "Communist Political Influence and Activities in the Motion Picture Business in Hollywood, California" 215
 
"The Waldorf Statement," Issued by the Association of Motion Picture Producers 219
 
Readings and Screenings 220
 
8 Eisenhower's America: Prosperity and Problems in the 1950s 222
 
Introduction to Article 222
 
"The Fifties" by Leonard Quart and Albert Auster 223
 
Documents 242
 
Introduction to Documents 242
 
"Teen Idol: Hedda Hopper Interviews James Dean" 243
 
Reviews of Rebel Without a Cause 246
 
Readings and Screenings 249
 
9 Race, Violence, and Film: From the Blaxploitation Era of the 1960s

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steven J Ross, Steven J. Ross, Steven J. (University of Southern California Ross, Ross Steven J.
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.01.2014
• EAN: 9780470673645
• ISBN: 978-0-470-67364-5
• Pages: 416
• Thèmes: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History; Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Kulturgeschichte, Geschichte, Kulturwissenschaften, History, Cultural Studies, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, Film history, theory or criticism, Film Studies, Filmforschung, American Social & Cultural History, Sozial- u. Kulturgeschichte Amerikas