The new film history: sources, methods, approaches / edited by James Chapman, Mark Glancey, and Sue Harper

The New Film History is an accessible and wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. Designed for use on courses in film history, The New Film History offers readers an overview of key areas of research, including reception studies, genre, authorship and the historical film, together with detailed case studies centred on well-known American, Australian, British and European films. With contributions from fifteen leading film historians, this is the first major overview of the field of film history to be published in twenty years. The New Film History Is An Accessible And Wide-ranging Account Of The Methods, Sources And Approaches Used By Modern Film Historians. Written In An Engaging And Lively Style, The Book Seeks To Overcome The Traditional Divide Between Film Studies And Film History And To Offer An Overview Of The Key Areas Of Research, Including Reception Studies, Genre, Authorship And The Historical Film. It Also Offers Detailed Case Studies On Topics Such As National Identity And The Historical Film, The Place Of The Screenwriter In Authorship Studies, The Relationship Between Gangster And 'gansta', And The Use Of The Internet In Reception Studies. With Contributions From Fifteen Leading Film Historians, This Is The First Major Overview Of The Field Of Film History To Be Published In Twenty Years. Gone With The Wind (1939) And The Lost Cause : A Critical View / Melvyn Stokes -- History And Representation : The Case Of 1970s British Cinema / Sue Harper -- Gallipoli (1981) : 'a Poignant Search For National Identity' / Mark Connelly -- 'this Ship Is England' : History, Politics And National Identity In Master And Commander : The Far Side Of The World (2003) / James Chapman -- Art In Context : British Film Design Of The 1940s / Laurie Ede -- The Author As Author : Restoring The Screenwriter To British Film History / Andrew Spicer -- When 'hanoi Jane' Conquered Hollywood : Jane Fonda's Films And Activism, 1977-81 / Peter Krämer -- The Politics Of The Swashbuckler / Jeffrey Richards -- The Stalinist Musical / Richard Taylor -- Now, Voyager (1942) : Melodrama Then And Now / Martin Shingler -- From Gangsta To Gangster : The Hood Film's Criminal Allegiance With Hollywood / Jonathan Munby -- Blackmail (1929), Hitchcock And Film Nationalism / Mark Glancy -- British Cinema, American Reception : Black Narcissus (1947) And The Legion Of Decency / Sarah Street -- Studying Cross-cultural Marketing And Reception : Ingmar Bergman's Persona (1966) / Ingrid Stigsdotter And Tim Bergfelder -- The Wicker Man (1973) Email Digest : A Case Study In Web Ethnography / Justin Smith. Edited By James Chapman, Mark Glancy And Sue Harper. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-10 Front Matter....Pages 11-12 Gone With the Wind (1939) and the Lost Cause: A Critical View....Pages 13-26 History and Representation: The Case of 1970s British Cinema....Pages 27-40 Gallipoli (1981): ‘A Poignant Search for National Identity’....Pages 41-54 ‘This Ship is England’: History, Politics and National Identity in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)....Pages 55-68 Front Matter....Pages 69-71 Art in Context: British Film Design of the 1940s....Pages 73-88 The Author as Author: Restoring the Screenwriter to British Film History....Pages 89-103 When ‘Hanoi Jane’ Conquered Hollywood: Jane Fonda’s Films and Activism, 1977–81....Pages 104-116 Front Matter....Pages 117-118 The Politics of the Swashbuckler....Pages 119-136 The Stalinist Musical....Pages 137-151 Now, Voyager (1942): Melodrama Then and Now....Pages 152-165 From Gangsta to Gangster: The Hood Film’s Criminal Allegiance with Hollywood....Pages 166-179 Front Matter....Pages 181-183 Blackmail (1929), Hitchcock and Film Nationalism....Pages 185-200 British Cinema, American Reception: Black Narcissus (1947) and the Legion of Decency....Pages 201-214 Studying Cross-Cultural Marketing and Reception: Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966)....Pages 215-228 The Wicker Man (1973) Email Digest: A Case Study in Web Ethnography....Pages 229-244 Back Matter....Pages 245-256 This book, the first major overview of the field of film history in twenty years, is a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. It offers readers an overview of key areas of research, together with detailed case studies centred on well-known American, Australian, British and European films. The New Film History is an accessible and wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. Written in an engaging and lively style, the book seeks to overcome the traditional divide between Film Studies and Film History and to offer an overview of the key areas of research, including reception studies, genre, authorship and the historical film. It also offers detailed case studies on topics such as national identity and the historical film, the place of the screenwriter in authorship studies, the relationship between gangster and 'gansta', and the use of the Internet in reception studies. With contributions from fifteen leading film historians, this is the first major overview of the field of film history to be published in twenty years The first major overview of the field of film history in twenty years, this book offers a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. The key areas of research are analysed, alongside detailed case studies centred on well-known American, Australian, British and European films. Designed for use on courses in film history, this book offers readers an overview of key areas of research, including reception studies, genre, authorship and the historical film, together with detailed case studies centred on well-known America, Australian, British and European films Presents an overview of the field of film history that offers a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. This title analyzes key areas of research, alongside case studies of American, Australian, British and European films.