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American Silent Film: Discovering Marginalized Voices
Bachman Phd, Associate Professor Gregg Paul, Slater Phd, Associate Professor Thomas J
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Description for American Silent Film: Discovering Marginalized Voices
Paperback. This collection of 11 essays reveal the complexity of silent films and explore the era in which they were produced. The writers demonstrate that minorities and women responded to the times through film. Editor(s): Bachman, Gregg; Slater, Thomas J. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
This collection of 11 essays reveal the complexity of silent films and explore the era in which they were produced. Essentially, silent films conjure the names of Mary Pickford and a few white men, including Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith. The writers of these essays, however, demonstrate that minorities and women other than Pickford responded to the times through film. The contributors deal with changing American society at a crucial time, examining our hopes and fears as a nation during the silent-film era. The book introduces us to people, films, issues and concepts that few of us have encountered. One ... Read more
This collection of 11 essays reveal the complexity of silent films and explore the era in which they were produced. Essentially, silent films conjure the names of Mary Pickford and a few white men, including Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith. The writers of these essays, however, demonstrate that minorities and women other than Pickford responded to the times through film. The contributors deal with changing American society at a crucial time, examining our hopes and fears as a nation during the silent-film era. The book introduces us to people, films, issues and concepts that few of us have encountered. One ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809324026
SKU
V9780809324026
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About Bachman Phd, Associate Professor Gregg Paul, Slater Phd, Associate Professor Thomas J
Gregg Bachman is an associate professor in and chair of the Department of Communications at the University of Tampa. He has written on such diverse filmmakers as Woody Allen, Spike Lee, and Robert Altman. Thomas J. Slater is an associate professor of English and film studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Milos Forman: A Bio-Bibliography ... Read more
Reviews for American Silent Film: Discovering Marginalized Voices
Bachman and Slater offer an interesting collection of essays on unique, and in many ways, long-forgotten personalities and even 'phenomena' relating exclusively to silent film.-Gabriella Oldham, author of Keaton's Silent Shorts: Beyond the Laughter