Beyond the Screen: Institutions, Networks, and Publics of Early Cinema
Marta Braun · Charlie Keil · Rob King · Paul Moore
Aug 2012 · Indiana University Press
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This scholarly anthology presents a new framework for understanding early cinema through its usage outside the realm of entertainment.
From its earliest origins until the beginning of the twentieth century, cinema provided widespread access to remote parts of the globe and immediate reports on important events. Reaching beyond the nickelodeon theatres, cinema became part of numerous institutions, from churches and schools to department stores and charitable organizations.
Then, in 1915, the Supreme Court declared moviemaking a “busines, pure and simple,” entrenching the film industry’s role as a producer of “harmless entertainment.” In Beyond the Screen, contributors shed light on how pre-1915 cinema defined itself through institutional interconnections and publics interested in science, education, religious uplift, labor organizing, and more.
From its earliest origins until the beginning of the twentieth century, cinema provided widespread access to remote parts of the globe and immediate reports on important events. Reaching beyond the nickelodeon theatres, cinema became part of numerous institutions, from churches and schools to department stores and charitable organizations.
Then, in 1915, the Supreme Court declared moviemaking a “busines, pure and simple,” entrenching the film industry’s role as a producer of “harmless entertainment.” In Beyond the Screen, contributors shed light on how pre-1915 cinema defined itself through institutional interconnections and publics interested in science, education, religious uplift, labor organizing, and more.
About the author
Marta Braun is Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management at Ryerson University in Toronto.
Charles Keil is Director of the Cinema Studies Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Toronto.
Rob King is Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies and History, University of Toronto.
Paul Moore is Associate Professor of Communication and Culture at Ryerson University.
Louis Pelletier is a PhD candidate at Concordia University, where he is researching the history of film exhibition in Montreal.
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