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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Luckett, Moya (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2014]
Series:	Contemporary approaches to film and television series.
Subjects:	1900-1999 Progressivism (United States politics) in motion pictures. Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Motion picture audiences > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century. PERFORMING ARTS > Reference. Motion picture audiences Motion pictures > Political aspects Progressivism (United States politics) in motion pictures Illinois > Chicago United States History
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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.

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