Learning with the Lights Off - Educational Film in the United States (Paperback)

Learning With the Lights Off is the first collection of essays to address the phenomenon of film's educational uses in twentieth century America. Nontheatrical films in general and educational films in particular represent an exciting new area of inquiry in media and cultural studies. This collection illuminates a vastly influential form of filmmaking seen by millions of people around the world. The essays reveal significant insights into film's powerful role in twentieth century American culture as a medium of instruction and guidance. The book features an ambitious introductory overview of educational film practices that provides readers with a sense of how important a role film has played in producing knowledge in America both inside the classroom and out. Each essay analyzes in close detail some crucial aspect of educational film history, ranging from case studies of films and filmmakers, to analyses of genres, to broader historical assessments. Offering links to many of the films under discussion at the Internet Archive, readers will be able to easily watch for themselves many of the films studied within the book's pages. Learning With the Lights Off is both reader and classroom friendly, affording new opportunities for studying these often hard-to-find films.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Devin Orgeron (Associate Professor of English) • Marsha Orgeron (Associate Professor of English) • Dan Streible (Associate Professor of Cinema Studies)
Dimensions:	252 x 177 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	544
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-538383-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational resources & technology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-538383-4
Barcode:	9780195383836

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