Screening the Past: Film and the Representation of History
ong>ISong>BN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barta, Tony, PUBLong>ISong>HER: Praeger Publong>isong>hers, ong>Filmong> and televong>isong>ion have been accepted as having a pervasive influence on how people understand the world. An important aspect of ong>thong>isong>ong> ong>isong> the relationship of hong>isong>tory and ong>filmong>. The different views of the past created by ong>filmong>, televong>isong>ion, and video are only now attracting closer attention from hong>isong>torians, cultural critics, and ong>filmong>makers. ong>Thong>isong>ong> volume seeks to advance the critical exploration scholars have recently begun. Barta begins by addressing the various ways the past ong>isong> "screened" for our understanding and relates the art of ong>filmong> to other media. The essays that follow deal primarily with the changing perspectives of political and social developments--and changing concepts of ideology, gender, or culture--in ong>filmong>s and televong>isong>ion programs made for hong>isong>torically shaped reasons. Chapters by ong>filmong>makers explore ong>isong>sues of context and intent in their own projects. Scholars and general readers interested in ong>filmong> and cultural studies will find ong>thong>isong>ong> an important volume.