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9781841505114 English 1841505110 Watching Films: New Perspectives on Movie-Going, Exhibition and Reception provides new and compelling insights into the social, cultural and economic factors that influence the circulation, presentation and consumption of film. Drawing on case studies from across Europe, the United States and Australasia, this collection explores a diverse range of viewing contexts from the historic through to the contemporary. This book provides a fresh approach to understanding the rapidly changing nature of modern cinema. Watching Films shows why the new cinema history with its focus on audiences, movie-going, exhibition and reception is one of the most exciting recent developments in cinema studies. This book provides powerful tools for examining the circulation, presentation and consumption of film. Professor Tom O'Regan, University of Queensland, This well-chosen collection of recent work in what has been called "new cinema history" demonstrates the value of an expanded understanding of cinema studies that includes not only films but also experience, place, memories, and discourses. Drawing from a wide range of historical periods, national contexts, and forms of cinema, this book illuminates the experience of cinema and suggests new and important connections with other fields. Professor Robert C. Allen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Book jacket., Whether we stream them on our laptops, enjoy them in theaters, or slide them into DVD players to watch on our TVs, movies are part of what it means to be socially connected in the twenty-first century. Despite its significant role in our lives, the act of watching films remains an area of social activity that is little studied, and thus, little understood. In "Watching Films," an international cast of contributors correct this problem with a comprehensive investigation of movie going, cinema exhibition, and film reception around the world. With a focus on the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence how we watch and think about movies, this volume centers its investigations on four areas of inquiry: Who watches films? Under what circumstances? What consequences and affects follow? And what do these acts of consumption mean? Responding to these questions, the contributors provide both historical perspective and fresh insights about the ways in which new viewing arrangements and technologies influence how films get watched everywhere from Canada to China to Ireland. A long-overdue consideration of an important topic, "Watching Films" provides an engrossing overview of how we do just that in our homes and across the globe., Whether we stream them on our laptops, enjoy them in theatres, or slide them into DVD players, films are part of what it means to be socially connected in the twenty-first century. Despite film's significant role in our lives, the act of watching films remains an area of social activity that is little studied, and thus little understood. With a focus on the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence how we watch and think about movies, Watching Films centres its investigations on four areas of inquiry: Who watches films? Under what circumstances? What consequences and affects follow? And what do these acts of consumption mean?
9781841505114 English 1841505110 Watching Films: New Perspectives on Movie-Going, Exhibition and Reception provides new and compelling insights into the social, cultural and economic factors that influence the circulation, presentation and consumption of film. Drawing on case studies from across Europe, the United States and Australasia, this collection explores a diverse range of viewing contexts from the historic through to the contemporary. This book provides a fresh approach to understanding the rapidly changing nature of modern cinema. Watching Films shows why the new cinema history with its focus on audiences, movie-going, exhibition and reception is one of the most exciting recent developments in cinema studies. This book provides powerful tools for examining the circulation, presentation and consumption of film. Professor Tom O'Regan, University of Queensland, This well-chosen collection of recent work in what has been called "new cinema history" demonstrates the value of an expanded understanding of cinema studies that includes not only films but also experience, place, memories, and discourses. Drawing from a wide range of historical periods, national contexts, and forms of cinema, this book illuminates the experience of cinema and suggests new and important connections with other fields. Professor Robert C. Allen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Book jacket., Whether we stream them on our laptops, enjoy them in theaters, or slide them into DVD players to watch on our TVs, movies are part of what it means to be socially connected in the twenty-first century. Despite its significant role in our lives, the act of watching films remains an area of social activity that is little studied, and thus, little understood. In "Watching Films," an international cast of contributors correct this problem with a comprehensive investigation of movie going, cinema exhibition, and film reception around the world. With a focus on the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence how we watch and think about movies, this volume centers its investigations on four areas of inquiry: Who watches films? Under what circumstances? What consequences and affects follow? And what do these acts of consumption mean? Responding to these questions, the contributors provide both historical perspective and fresh insights about the ways in which new viewing arrangements and technologies influence how films get watched everywhere from Canada to China to Ireland. A long-overdue consideration of an important topic, "Watching Films" provides an engrossing overview of how we do just that in our homes and across the globe., Whether we stream them on our laptops, enjoy them in theatres, or slide them into DVD players, films are part of what it means to be socially connected in the twenty-first century. Despite film's significant role in our lives, the act of watching films remains an area of social activity that is little studied, and thus little understood. With a focus on the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence how we watch and think about movies, Watching Films centres its investigations on four areas of inquiry: Who watches films? Under what circumstances? What consequences and affects follow? And what do these acts of consumption mean?