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This title recaptures the lost history of the physical and moral
perils that faced audiences at American movie theatres during the
first fifty years of the cinema. During the first fifty years of
the American cinema, the act of going to the movies was a risky
process, fraught with a number of possible physical and moral
dangers. Film fires were rampant, claiming many lives, as were
movie theatre robberies, which became particularly common during
the Great Depression. Labor disputes provoked a large number of
movie theatre bombings, while low-level criminals like murderers,
molesters, and prostitutes plied their trades in the darkened
auditoriums. That was all in addition to the spread of disease,
both real (as in the case of influenza) and imagined ("movie
eyestrain"). Audiences also confronted an array of perceived moral
dangers. Blue Laws prohibited Sunday film screenings, though
theatres ignored them in many areas, sometimes resulting in the
arrests of entire audiences. Movie theatre lotteries became another
problem, condemned by politicians and clergymen throughout America
for being immoral gambling. "The Perils of Moviegoing in America:
1896-1950" provides the first history of the many threats that
faced film audiences, threats which claimed hundreds, if not
thousands, of lives.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts chronicles
for the first time over 1,500 horror and horror-related short
subjects theatrically released between 1915, at the dawn of the
feature film era when shorts became a differentiated category of
cinema, and 1976, when the last of the horror-related shorts were
distributed to movie theaters. Individual entries feature plot
synopses, cast and crew information, and - where possible -
production histories and original critical reviews. A small number
of the short subjects catalogued herein are famous; such as those
featuring the likes of Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, The Three
Stooges, Bugs Bunny, and Daffy Duck; but the bulk are forgotten.
The diverse content of these shorts includes ghosts, devils,
witches, vampires, skeletons, mad scientists, monsters, hypnotists,
gorillas, dinosaurs, and so much more, including relevant
nonfiction newsreels. Their rediscovery notably rewrites many
chapters of the history of horror cinema, from increasing our
understanding of the sheer number horror films that were produced
and viewed by audiences to shedding light on particular subgenres
and specific narrative and historical trends.
This volume is being published at a critical time in U.S. history
and serves as a comprehensive and much-needed update to what is
known about Latinx health. As both the United States and Latinx
subgroups experience demographic shifts, it is critical to examine
the current epidemiology of Latinx health, as well as the factors
influencing the health and well-being of this growing population.
Chapters in this book, written by highly respected experts,
illuminate the diversity of the Latinx population and provide
strategies to mitigate many of the challenges they face, including
challenges related to migrating to new destinations. The book is
designed to enrich dialogue around the multilevel determinants of
Latinx health and concludes with a call to action for increased
culturally congruent, theoretically informed and participatory
Latinx health research. The book also encourages the mentorship and
growth of early career and junior investigators to conduct research
on Latinx health issues.A selection of the perspectives included
among the chapters: Chronic disease and mental health issues in
Latinx populations Substance use among Latinx adolescents in the
United States Physical and intellectual and developmental
disabilities in Latinx populations Health insurance reform and the
Latinx population Immigration enforcement policies and Latinx
health Research priorities for Latinx sexual and gender minorities
Racial and ethnic discrimination, intersectionality, acculturation,
and Latinx health New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health is an
invaluable compendium that provides a foundation of understanding
Latinx health and well-being and guides future research and
practice. The book is essential for researchers, practitioners, and
students in the fields of public health and the social sciences
including community and health psychology, health administration
and policy, community health education, medical anthropology,
medical sociology, population health, and preventive medicine.
Moreover, the chapters in this volume are also relevant for
federal, state, and local agencies, including health departments,
and other Latinx- and immigrant-serving community organizations.
A history of the great age of United States cavalry
Author Charles D. Rhodes has written a superbly concise and
incisive book on the formation and activities of the Union Cavalry
of the Army of the Potomac. It naturally chronicles all the
engagements in which union cavalry was involved, including Bull
Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and many more, to
the defeat of the Confederacy. The accounts are written in a spare
and thorough style which ensures the reader is able to gain a
highly informed overview of the subject. This makes this book an
important and essential reference work for anyone interested in the
campaigns and manoeuvrings of the horse soldiers during the great
American Civil War.
HIV continues to be a profound challenge facing communities
nationally and internationally. Until a vaccine or a cure is found,
prevention remains a most crucial line of defense. However, the
successes made to reduce exposure and transmission have not
benefited all communities equally. HIV continues to affect
vulnerable communities, and HIV-related health disparities are
growing. The work documented in Innovations in HIV Prevention
Research and Practice through Community Engagement spotlights the
effectiveness of community involvement to reduce HIV infections in
the United States. This timely resource introduces the concepts of
community engagement, partnership, and community-based
participatory research (CBPR). Contributors provide detailed
examples of these concepts in which diverse research partners blend
their unique insights and skills to arrive at an authentic
understanding of phenomena and inform the translation of best
practices and processes to enhance equity in HIV prevention and
treatment. Equitable interactive collaboration is central to these
efforts, in which community members and representatives from
organizations, the scientific and medical sectors, and other
relevant agencies nurture long-term health improvement through
sustained teamwork. Challenges and barriers to effective engagement
are identified, as are characteristics of successful partnerships.
Included in the book: Details of a multigenerational HIV prevention
intervention in a rural southeastern community. The challenges and
successes of developing, implementing, and evaluating an
intervention for higher-risk predominately heterosexual black men
in college. The history of gay community involvement in HIV
prevention and its contributions to the theory and current practice
of engagement. Next steps in the integration of HIV-related policy
change and research. Community engagement within American Indian
communities. Keys to sustaining a CBPR partnership to prevent HIV
within ethnic, sexual, and gender minority communities. Innovations
in HIV Prevention Research and Practice through Community
Engagement offers researchers and practitioners in public health,
community health, and medicine guidance on community engagement
that is both inspiring and realistic. "Community engagement and
knowledge continue to be essential to prevent HIV infections. This
book is a compilation of the state-of-the-science of engagement and
delves deeper into the meaning and utilization of community-based
participatory research, with implications that reach beyond the HIV
epidemic to public health and medicine in general." - Laura C.
Leviton, PhD, Senior Advisor for Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, Princeton, NJ
This book, first published in 1979, collects together a key set of
papers from the 10th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. They
analyse fluvial theory, channel processes, stream adjustments,
paleo-adjustments and channel adjustments.
Sorghum is one of the world's major cereals, cultivated in the
semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it
faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its
environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate
change. This volume summarises the wealth of research addressing
these challenges. Part 1 reviews the chemistry of sorghum and its
physiology, before discussing its use as a food grain, in feed and
as a forage and energy crop. The second part of the book discusses
ways of improving cultivation in regions such as South America,
Asia and Africa. With its distinguished editor and international
team of expert authors, this will be a standard work for cereal
scientists, sorghum breeders and growers as well as government and
non-government agencies supporting sorghum cultivation. It is
accompanied by a companion volume which reviews genetics, breeding
and production techniques.
This book equips students and practicing journalists with
information on why and how to implement a course of action for
Peace Journalism. Secondary literature and primary examples are
used within all chapters to offer a personal examination of the
importance of applying concepts of Peace Journalism in the field as
journalists cover conflict. Peace Through Media also identifies how
journalism and political science are merging in areas related to
conflict resolution. By understanding how both the journalists and
the political scientists think about Peace Journalism,
collaboration may follow and the benefits of finding peaceful
resolutions to conflicts may be a possibility.
This book, first published in 1979, collects together a key set of
papers from the 10th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. They
analyse fluvial theory, channel processes, stream adjustments,
paleo-adjustments and channel adjustments.
Edgar G. Ulmer: Detour on Poverty Row illuminates the work of this
under-appreciated film auteur through 21 new essays penned by a
range of scholars from around the globe. Ulmer, an immigrant to
Hollywood who fell from grace in Tinseltown after only one studio
film, became one of the reigning directors of Poverty Row B-movies.
Structured in four sections, Part I examines various contexts
important to Ulmer's career, such as his work at the Producers
Releasing Corporation (PRC), and his work in exploitation films and
ethnic cinema. Part II analyzes Ulmer's film noirs, featuring an
emphasis on Detour (1945) and Murder Is My Beat (1955). Part III
covers a variety of Ulmer's individual films, ranging from
Bluebeard (1944) and Carnegie Hall (1947) to The Man from Planet X
(1951) and Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957). Part IV concludes the
volume with a case study of The Black Cat (1934), offering three
different analyses of Ulmer's landmark horror film.
Dark-eyed and distant Alma Rubens was one of the first female stars
of the early feature film industry in the 1910s. She was a major
star by 1920, but before the decade was over her screen career was
marked and marred by cocaine abuse. She died in 1931 at age 33 - a
Hollywood beauty, a casualty of Hollywood ""snow,"" yet much more.
As an actress she was versatile, demonstrating a talent that was
ahead of its time with her gentle and subtle expressions. This book
contains Rubens's autobiography, a text titled ""This Bright World
Again"" that was serialized in a ""New York"" newspaper in 1931.
Ghost-written or not or somewhere in between, this long forgotten
document deals with Rubens's addiction and despair. In addition, a
new biography of Rubens takes the reader from her birth in San
Francisco through an impoverished upbringing, three short-lived
marriages, and her career in pictures for Triangle Film,
Cosmopolitan, Fox and other production companies. The story of her
film career mingles with a story of desperate drug addiction that
led to hospital stays, violence and deception. A filmography lists
her credits from 1913 to 1929. Appendices offer fan magazine
articles, news articles addressing her drug abuse, items on her
death and funeral, and an advertisement for her autobiography.
Despite the enormous cultural impact of Nosferatu (1922) on modern
entertainment, from cartoon parodies and collectible toys, the
history of vampires in silent cinema is largely unknown. Vampires
in Silent Cinema covers the subject from 1896-1931, reclaiming a
large array of forgotten films while adding meaningfully to horror
studies through the examination of thousands of primary sources.
HIV continues to be a profound challenge facing communities
nationally and internationally. Until a vaccine or a cure is found,
prevention remains a most crucial line of defense. However, the
successes made to reduce exposure and transmission have not
benefited all communities equally. HIV continues to affect
vulnerable communities, and HIV-related health disparities are
growing. The work documented in Innovations in HIV Prevention
Research and Practice through Community Engagement spotlights the
effectiveness of community involvement to reduce HIV infections in
the United States. This timely resource introduces the concepts of
community engagement, partnership, and community-based
participatory research (CBPR). Contributors provide detailed
examples of these concepts in which diverse research partners blend
their unique insights and skills to arrive at an authentic
understanding of phenomena and inform the translation of best
practices and processes to enhance equity in HIV prevention and
treatment. Equitable interactive collaboration is central to these
efforts, in which community members and representatives from
organizations, the scientific and medical sectors, and other
relevant agencies nurture long-term health improvement through
sustained teamwork. Challenges and barriers to effective engagement
are identified, as are characteristics of successful partnerships.
Included in the book: Details of a multigenerational HIV prevention
intervention in a rural southeastern community. The challenges and
successes of developing, implementing, and evaluating an
intervention for higher-risk predominately heterosexual black men
in college. The history of gay community involvement in HIV
prevention and its contributions to the theory and current practice
of engagement. Next steps in the integration of HIV-related policy
change and research. Community engagement within American Indian
communities. Keys to sustaining a CBPR partnership to prevent HIV
within ethnic, sexual, and gender minority communities. Innovations
in HIV Prevention Research and Practice through Community
Engagement offers researchers and practitioners in public health,
community health, and medicine guidance on community engagement
that is both inspiring and realistic. "Community engagement and
knowledge continue to be essential to prevent HIV infections. This
book is a compilation of the state-of-the-science of engagement and
delves deeper into the meaning and utilization of community-based
participatory research, with implications that reach beyond the HIV
epidemic to public health and medicine in general." - Laura C.
Leviton, PhD, Senior Advisor for Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, Princeton, NJ
Seventeen essays examine the career and films of director Stanley
Kubrick from a variety of perspectives. Part I focuses on his early
career, including his first newsreels, his photography for Look
magazine, and his earliest films (Fear and Desire, Killer's Kiss).
Part II examines his major or most popular films (Paths of Glory,
The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey). Part III provides a thorough
case study of Eyes Wide Shut, with four very different essays
focusing on the film's use of sound, its representation of gender,
its carnivalesque qualities, and its phenomenological nature.
Finally, Part IV discusses Kubrick's ongoing legacy and his impact
on contemporary filmmakers.
The American television commercial has an aesthetic and historical
dynamic linking it directly to cinematic and media cultures.
Consuming Images: Film Art and the American Television Commercial
establishes the complex vitality of the television commercial both
as a short film and as an art form. Through close and comparative
readings, the book examines the influence of Hollywood film styles
on the television commercial, and the resulting influence of the
television commercial on Hollywood, exploring an intertwined
aesthetic and technical relationship. Analysing key commercials
over the decades that feature new technologies and film aesthetics
that were subsequently adopted by feature filmmakers, the book
establishes the television commercial as a vital form of film art.
Through most of the 20th century, the distinction between the
fictional narrative film and the documentary was vigorously
maintained. The documentary tradition developed side by side with,
but in the shadow of, the more commercially successful feature
film. In the latter part of the century, however, the two forms
merged on occasion, and mockumentaries (fictional works in a
documentary format) and docudramas (reality-based works in a
fictional format) became part of the film and television landscape.
The 18 essays here examine the relationships between narrative
fiction films and documentary filmmaking, focusing on how each
influenced the other and how the two were merged in such diverse
films and shows as Citizen Kane, M*A*S*H, This Is Spinal Tap, and
Destination Moon. Topics include the docudrama in early cinema, the
industrial film as faux documentary, the fear evoked in 1950s
science fiction films, the selling of ?reality? in mockumentaries,
and reality television and documentary forms. The essays provide a
foundation for significant rethinking of film history and
criticism, offering the first significant discussion of two
emerging and increasingly important genres.
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