Histories on Screen - The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television (Paperback)

How, as historians, should we 'read' a film? Histories on Screen answers this and other questions in a crucial volume for any history student keen to master source use. The book begins with a theoretical 'Thinking about Film' section that explores the ways in which films can be analyzed and interrogated as either primary sources, secondary sources or indeed as both. The much larger 'Using Film' segment of the book then offers engaging case studies which put this theory into practice. Topics including gender, class, race, war, propaganda, national identity and memory all receive good coverage in what is an eclectic multi-contributor volume. Documentaries, films and television from Britain and the United States are examined and there is a jargon-free emphasis on the skills and methods needed to analyze films in historical study featuring prominently throughout the text. Histories on Screen is a vital resource for all history students as it enables them to understand film as a source and empowers them with the analytical tools needed to use that knowledge in their own work.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Bloomsbury Research Skills for History
Release date:	October 2017
Editors:	Sam Edwards • Faye Sayer • Michael Dolski
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-4742-1703-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > History > Theory & methods > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4742-1703-6
Barcode:	9781474217033

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