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Screen culture and the social question, 1880-1914 /ludwig Vogl-Bienek; Richard Crangle.

Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press 2013.Description: 1 online resource (276 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780861969180
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1990-1997 .S374 2013
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Contents:
Raising Awareness of the Living Conditions of the Poor; The Social Impact of Screen Culture 1880-1914; The Lantern and Cinematograph for Political Persuasion before WWI: Towards an Introduction and Typology; A Lantern Lecture: Slum Life and Living Conditions of the Poor in Fictional and Documentary Lantern Slide Sets; ""The Poetry of Poverty"": The Magic Lantern and the Ballads of George R. Sims; The Jacob A. Riis Collection: Photographs for Books and Lantern Lectures
Summary: Public performances using the magic or optical lantern became a prominent part of the social fabric of the late 19th century. Drawing on a rich variety of primary sources, this book investigates how the magic lantern and cinematograph, used at public lectures, church services, and electoral campaigns, became agents of social change. The essays examine how social reformers and charitable organizations used the "art of projection" to raise public awareness of the living conditions of the poor and the destitute, as they argued for reform and encouraged audiences to work to better their lot and that of others.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Public performances using the magic or optical lantern became a prominent part of the social fabric of the late 19th century. Drawing on a rich variety of primary sources, this book investigates how the magic lantern and cinematograph, used at public lectures, church services, and electoral campaigns, became agents of social change. The essays examine how social reformers and charitable organizations used the "art of projection" to raise public awareness of the living conditions of the poor and the destitute, as they argued for reform and encouraged audiences to work to better their lot and that of others.

Introduction; PART I: Screen Culture and the Public Sphere -- Raising Awareness of the Living Conditions of the Poor; The Social Impact of Screen Culture 1880-1914; The Lantern and Cinematograph for Political Persuasion before WWI: Towards an Introduction and Typology; A Lantern Lecture: Slum Life and Living Conditions of the Poor in Fictional and Documentary Lantern Slide Sets; ""The Poetry of Poverty"": The Magic Lantern and the Ballads of George R. Sims; The Jacob A. Riis Collection: Photographs for Books and Lantern Lectures

Early Christmas Films in the Tradition of the Magic LanternPART II: The Use of Lantern Shows, Photography and Early Films for Social Prevention by Charity Organisations; Feeding and Entertaining the Poor: Salvation Army Lantern Exhibitions Combined with Food Distribution in Britain and Germany; ""To assist in the pictorial teaching of Temperance"": the use of the Magic Lantern in the Band of Hope; Health Entrepreneurs: American Screen Practices in the 1910s; Education or Entertainment? Early Cinema as a Social Force in New York's Immigrant Jewish Community

Sentiment and Science in Harvard University's Social MuseumPART III: Approaches to the Hidden History of Screen Culture; Engaging with the Magic Lantern's History; Our Magic Lantern Heritage: Archiving a Past Medium that Nearly Never Was; The Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource; Afterword: How Does it Feel? Hidden Histories and the Elusive User Experience; The Contributors; Picture credits

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