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Paul S. Moore
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Early Moviegoing and the Regulation of Fun
出版SUNY Press, 2008-04-17
主題Performing Arts / Film / History & CriticismSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / African American StudiesSocial Science / Sociology / Urban
ISBN07914741869780791474181
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ipotse01l8cC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Using Toronto as a case study, and focusing on a period from the opening of the first theaters showcasing moving pictures in 1906 to the end of World War I, Now Playing locates the origins of our present-day mass audience in the culture of cities. Paul S. Moore examines the emergence of everyday moviegoing and its regulation through neglected details like fire safety, newspaper ads, serial films, and amusement taxes, connecting them to more familiar themes of studio ownership of theaters, censorship, and journalism. In Toronto—a foreign city inside the American mass market—patriotism ultimately comes to the fore as civic forms of showmanship turn the simple act of “going to the movies” into a form of citizenship.