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Cinema's original sin : D. W. Griffith, American racism, and the rise of film culture
- Title
- Cinema's original sin : D. W. Griffith, American racism, and the rise of film culture / Paul McEwan.
- Author
- McEwan, Paul, 1972-
- Publication
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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Details
- Description
- x, 231 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm
- Summary
- "The book examines how century-long arguments about "The Birth of a Nation" have profoundly shaped ideas about film, race, and art"--
- Subject
- Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948 > Criticism and interpretation > History
- Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948
- Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915) > Influence
- Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
- 1915
- Film criticism > United States > History
- Racism in motion pictures > History
- Racism in the social sciences > History
- Film criticism
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Racism in motion pictures
- Racism in the social sciences
- Racism
- Criticism and interpretation
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- A new art, 1895-1915 -- Film art, Intolerance, and Oscar Micheaux, 1915-1925 -- Little Theatres, MOMA, and the birth of art cinema, 1925-1945 -- From American history to film history, 1945-1960 -- In search of legitimacy and masterpieces: film studies in the Academy, 1960-2000 -- Race, reception, and remix in the new millennium -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-709
- ISBN
- 9781477325483
- 1477325484
- 9781477325490
- 1477325492
- 9781477325506 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781477325513 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022005696
- OCLC
- 1275428786
- Author
- McEwan, Paul, 1972- author.
- Title
- Cinema's original sin : D. W. Griffith, American racism, and the rise of film culture / Paul McEwan.
- Publisher
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1915
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-709