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Film History: Theory and Practice

Authors
Robert C. Allen; Douglas Gomery
Publisher
Newbery Award Records, Inc.
Place
New York, NY
Type
Manuscript, text or essay
ETC archive
ETC2315

Abstract

Film History: Theory and Practice. Contents follow: Preface, Part One: Reading, Researching, and Writing Film History (subsections: Film History as History, Researching Film History, and Reading Film History), Part Two: Traditional Approaches to Film History (subsections: Aesthetic Film History, Technological Film History, Economic Film History, and Social Film History), Part Three: Doing Film History (subsections: Writing Film History, Reintegrating Film History, and A Selective Guide to Reading), and Index.
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Robert C. Allen; Douglas Gomery. Film History: Theory and Practice. Newbery Award Records, Inc. 1985.

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Film History: Theory and Practice. Contents follow: Preface, Part One: Reading, Researching, and Writing Film History (subsections: Film History as History, Researching Film History, and Reading Film History), Part Two: Traditional Approaches to Film History (subsections: Aesthetic Film History, Technological Film History, Economic Film History, and Social Film History), Part Three: Doing Film History (subsections: Writing Film History, Reintegrating Film History, and A Selective Guide to Reading), and Index.

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