Film 1900: Technology, Perception, Culture

The current digital revolution has sparked a renewed interest in the origins and trajectory of modern media, particularly in the years around 1900 when the technology was rapidly developing. This collection aims to broaden our understanding of early cinema as a significant innovation in media history. Joining traditional scholarship with fresh insights from a variety of disciplines, this book explains the aesthetic and institutional characteristics in early cinema within the context of the contemporary media landscape. It also addresses transcultural developments such as scientific revolutions, industrialization, urbanization, and globalization, as well as differing attitudes toward modernization. Film 1900 is an important reassessment of early cinema's position in cultural history.

Author: Klaus Kreimeier
Publisher: John Libbey & Company
Published: 10/05/2009
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.35w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780861966967

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 12/04/2009 pg. 16
Choice 03/01/2010

About the Author

Klaus Kreimeier is Professor Emeritus of Media Studies at the University of Siegen, Germany.

Annemone Ligensa received her M.A. in Theater, Film, and Television Studies from the University of Cologne, Germany, where she also worked as a lecturer in Media Psychology.