The New Film History

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • James Chapman, Mark Glancy, Sue Harper

      Pages 1-10

3. History

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-12

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   2. Gone With the Wind (1939) and the Lost Cause: A Critical View

      • Melvyn Stokes

      Pages 13-26

   3. History and Representation: The Case of 1970s British Cinema

      • Sue Harper

      Pages 27-40

   4. Gallipoli (1981): ‘A Poignant Search for National Identity’

      • Mark Connelly

      Pages 41-54

   5. ‘This Ship is England’: History, Politics and National Identity in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

      • James Chapman

      Pages 55-68

4. Authorship

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-71

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   2. Art in Context: British Film Design of the 1940s

      • Laurie Ede

      Pages 73-88

   3. The Author as Author: Restoring the Screenwriter to British Film History

      • Andrew Spicer

      Pages 89-103

   4. When ‘Hanoi Jane’ Conquered Hollywood: Jane Fonda’s Films and Activism, 1977–81

      • Peter Krämer

      Pages 104-116

5. Genre

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-118

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   2. The Politics of the Swashbuckler

      • Jeffrey Richards

      Pages 119-136

   3. The Stalinist Musical

      • Richard Taylor

      Pages 137-151

   4. Now, Voyager (1942): Melodrama Then and Now

      • Martin Shingler

      Pages 152-165

   5. From Gangsta to Gangster: The Hood Film’s Criminal Allegiance with Hollywood

      • Jonathan Munby

      Pages 166-179

6. Reception

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-183

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   2. Blackmail (1929), Hitchcock and Film Nationalism

      • Mark Glancy

      Pages 185-200

   3. British Cinema, American Reception: Black Narcissus (1947) and the Legion of Decency

      • Sarah Street

      Pages 201-214

   4. Studying Cross-Cultural Marketing and Reception: Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966)

      • Ingrid Stigsdotter, Tim Bergfelder

      Pages 215-228

The first major overview of the field of film history in twenty years, this book offers a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. The key areas of research are analysed, alongside detailed case studies centred on well-known American, Australian, British and European films.

• cinema
• film
• film history
• Hollywood

'A very welcome entry into the field of film history, the contributors to this exemplary collection engage rigorously and imaginatively with the structures and processes that have shaped the medium of film. Structured around the four key areas of History, Authorship, Genre and Reception, this collection tackles some of the big questions that have vexed film historians - what is the relationship between creativity and commerce, how do ideas "get into" film in a lively and informative manner. An indispensable collection for students and researchers of film, media and cognate disciplines.' - Melanie Bell, Lecturer in Film, Newcastle University, UK

'...an invaluable tool in both teaching and research...the essays are scholarly and engagingly written, and genuinely extend the boundaries of the discipline. It will quickly become a central text for film history courses.' - Melanie Bell, Journal of British Cinema and Television

TIM BERGFELDER Professor of Film Studies, University of Southampton, UK MARK CONNELLY Reader in Modern British History, University of Kent, UK LAURIE EDE Principal Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK PETER KRÄMER Lecturer in Film Studies, University of East Anglia, UK JONATHAN MUNBY Senior Lecturer in American Studies, Institute for Cultural Research, Lancaster University, UK JEFFREY RICHARDS Professor of Cultural History, Lancaster University, UK MARTIN SHINGLER Senior Lecturer in Radio and Film Studies, University of Sunderland, UK JUSTIN SMITH Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK ANDREW SPICER Reader in Cultural History, School of Art, Media and Design, University of the West of England, UK INGRID STIGSDOTTER Film Studies PhD candidate, University of Southampton, UK MELVYN STOKES Senior Lecturer in History, University College London, UK SARAH STREET Professor of Screen Studies, University of Bristol, UK RICHARD TAYLOR Research Professor in Politics, University of Wales, Swansea, UK

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