Cinema and community : progressivism, exhibition, and film culture in Chicago, 1907-1917 /
Luckett, Moya,
Cinema and community : progressivism, exhibition, and film culture in Chicago, 1907-1917 / Moya Luckett. - 1 online resource (xiii, 420 pages) - Contemporary approaches to film and media series . - Contemporary approaches to film and television series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780814337264 (electronic bk.) 0814337260 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
Progressivism (United States politics) in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Motion picture audiences--History--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Progressisme--États-Unis, au cinéma.
Cinéma--Publics--Histoire--Illinois--Chicago--20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
Motion picture audiences.
Motion pictures--Political aspects.
Progressivism (United States politics) in motion pictures.
Illinois--Chicago.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
PN1995.9.P755 / L83 2014eb
791.43/6581
Cinema and community : progressivism, exhibition, and film culture in Chicago, 1907-1917 / Moya Luckett. - 1 online resource (xiii, 420 pages) - Contemporary approaches to film and media series . - Contemporary approaches to film and television series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780814337264 (electronic bk.) 0814337260 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
Progressivism (United States politics) in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Motion picture audiences--History--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Progressisme--États-Unis, au cinéma.
Cinéma--Publics--Histoire--Illinois--Chicago--20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
Motion picture audiences.
Motion pictures--Political aspects.
Progressivism (United States politics) in motion pictures.
Illinois--Chicago.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
PN1995.9.P755 / L83 2014eb
791.43/6581