{"product_id":"9781118475133","title":"American Film History Selected Readings, Origins to 1960","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAmerican Film History\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSelected Readings, Origins to 1960\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCynthia Lucia | Roy Grundmann | Art Simon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the rich and innovative history of this period in American cinema. Spanning an essential range of subjects from the early 1900s Nickelodeon to the decline of the studio system in the 1960s, it combines a broad historical context with careful readings of individual films.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the rise of film in early twentieth-century America from its origins to 1960, exploring mainstream trends and developments, along with topics often relegated to the margins of standard film histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers diverse issues ranging from silent film and its iconic figures such as Charlie Chaplin, to the coming of sound and the rise of film genres, studio moguls, and, later, the Production Code and Cold War Blacklist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned with both students and scholars in mind: each section opens with an historical overview and includes chapters that provide close, careful readings of individual films clustered around specific topics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessibly structured by historical period, offering valuable cultural, social, and political contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains careful, close analysis of key filmmakers and films from the era including D.W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Erich von Stroheim, Cecil B. DeMille, \u003ci\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Scarface, Red Dust, Glorifying the American Girl, Meet Me in St. Louis, Citizen Kane, Bambi, \u003c\/i\u003eFrank Capra's \u003ci\u003eWhy We Fight\u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Rebel Without a Cause, Force of Evil,\u003c\/i\u003e and selected American avant-garde and underground films, among many others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional online resources such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies for both general specialized courses, will be available online.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMay be used alongside \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film History: Selected Readings, 1960 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e, to provide an authoritative study of American cinema through the new millennium\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, \u003cb\u003eCindy Lucia\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRoy Grundmann\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eArt Simon\u003c\/b\u003e are the editors of the four volume reference work, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film (2012), \u003c\/i\u003eof this volume and its companion, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960\u003c\/i\u003e ( both 2016), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Lucia\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Director of Film and Media Studies at Rider University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eFraming Female Lawyers: Women on Trial in Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and writes for \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e film magazine, where she has served on the editorial board for more than two decades. Her most recent research includes essays that appear in \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Woody Allen\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2013), \u003ci\u003eModern British Drama on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and \u003ci\u003eLaw, Culture and Visual Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Grundmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Film Studies at Boston University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAndy Warhol's Blow Job\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Michael Haneke\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley 2010). He is Contributing Editor of \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e and has published essays in a range of prestigious anthologies and journals, including \u003ci\u003eGLQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContinuum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Velvet Light Trap\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMillennium Film Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He has curated retrospectives on Michael Haneke, Andy Warhol, and Matthias Müller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Simon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film Studies at Montclair State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Knowledge: The JFK Assassination in Art and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition, 2013). He has curated two film exhibitions for the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York City and his work has been published in the edited collection \u003ci\u003e\"Un-American\" Hollywood: Politics and Film in the Blacklist Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and in the journal \u003ci\u003eAmerican Jewish History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 September 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118475133\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310612181132,"sku":"9781118475133","price":53.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118475133_29afc6d4-e91e-40d6-a3e4-bc005f10edb6.jpg?v=1780166494","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118475133","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}