{"product_id":"9781839026935","title":"Enchanting Kinora Domesticating Moving Images in Edwardian Britain","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAudio-Visual Media and Archives: Histories, Theories and Practices\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEnchanting Kinora\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDomesticating Moving Images in Edwardian Britain\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElizabeth Evans | Llewella Chapman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarketed as more affordable and safer than film cameras, the Kinora system, launched in 1903, was one of the first amateur filmmaking devices and represents one of the earliest attempts to create a domestic market for moving images. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Enchanting Kinora\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Evans examines the Kinora in its technological, industrial and socio-cultural context to explore how early attempts to domesticate moving images were configured. She closely analyses 84 previously unexamined Kinora reels, filmed using the early motion picture device between 1908-1913 and held by the Smedley Collection. These include 23 reels that were produced for public consumption and others that were meant solely for private viewing by the Smedley family. She goes on to consider the reels as material objects, examining not only their content, but also how the collection was preserved and catalogued by members of the family. Finally, she reflects on her own connection to the reels as the Smedleys' great-granddaughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn doing so, Evans expands our understanding of moving images' emergence as part of a wider network of cultural practices in Edwardian Britain that featured within domestic as well as public and professional spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eElizabeth Evans is Professor of Screen Cultures at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Engagement in Transmedia Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and \u003ci\u003eTransmedia Television\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781839026935\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\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334649528460,"sku":"9781839026935","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b98901b7-c36c-49af-8bcf-03f12925185f.jpg?v=1788029134","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781839026935","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}