The first section characterizes the structure of feeling of US presidential elections during the ... more The first section characterizes the structure of feeling of US presidential elections during the long 1890s, making comparisons between that decade and the contemporary moment, noting similarities between the campaigns of William McKinley and Barack Obama. It briefly considers new media moments such as radio and television as well as recurrent structures of politicking in the twentieth century. The second section considers the shift from Film Studies to Film and Media Studies and the dialogic relations between the study of early cinema and the emerging field of media archaeology. Finally considers ways in which the illustrated lecture can be analyzed within the framework of Documentary Studies.
Sketches out a succession of motion picture practices before 1910, focusing on the integration of... more Sketches out a succession of motion picture practices before 1910, focusing on the integration of two the stereopticon and cinema as a distinct dispositif between 1897 and 1903. The 1900 presidential campaign fell squarely within this time frame. The deployment of emergent media such as the motion pictures and the phonograph are explored, as the election’s paramount issue was Imperialism. McKinley and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt were advocates of American expansionism while William Jennings Bryan ran on an anti-imperialism platform. Illustrated lectures that celebrated US military interventions in Cuba and the Philippines were widely deployed and often presented by military personnel and preachers. They contributed to McKinley’s victory while Bryan supporters failed to make use of this media form.
University of California Press has partnered with Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink se... more University of California Press has partnered with Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink service to offer a variety of options for reusing University of California Press content. Click on the Rightslink button to view re-use options available for this title. ... An electronic version of this book is ...
Cet article reinterroge la question de l’emergence du cinema, et les conditions dans lesquelles i... more Cet article reinterroge la question de l’emergence du cinema, et les conditions dans lesquelles il a pu, a un certain moment, etre considere comme une forme mediatique, dotee de stabilite et de coherence. Discutant les approches qui postulent une « naissance » de l’institution « Cinema » autour de 1910, et donc l’existence de deux formes radicalement distinctes de cinema, l’auteur propose cinq hypotheses de periodisation : 1908 ; 1906 ; 1903 ; 1897 ; finalement 1895. Chacune correspond a une serie de ruptures historiques majeures dans l’industrie, la technique, et la culture des images animees. Chacune pourrait etre defendue comme constituant ou impliquant une forme de media definie.
The 1896 elections, coming after a long period of economic distress, produced a political realign... more The 1896 elections, coming after a long period of economic distress, produced a political realignment and mobilized various new media forms for politicking purposes. Many traditionally Democratic newspapers rejected William Jennings Bryan’s Populism and switched their loyalties to Republican candidate William McKinley, giving William Randolph Hearst an opening to become a champion of Democracy. The Republican candidate’s brother, Abner McKinley, invested in the American Mutoscope Company and the Republican National Committee sponsored its official theatrical debut as its biograph projector screened McKinley at Home. The rival Edison Manufacturing Company offered a train scene featuring Bryan. The Republicans embraced technological novelties such as the phonograph, the telephone and the bicycle--implying that innovation would help to solve the economic crisis.
Investigates the history of the stereopticon as a radically modernized magic lantern and its plac... more Investigates the history of the stereopticon as a radically modernized magic lantern and its place in a larger US media formation. Using random word searches, its arch of popularity is traced from the 1860s to an 1890s apex, followed by a gradual decline. The coincidence of its emergence with the term “illustrated lecture” is noted, pointing towards the initial formation of the documentary tradition. Circa 1850 the Frederick and William Langenheim developed the photographic glass slide: a key element of the stereopticon dispositif. Ten years later John Fallon introduced the stereopticon as a form of screen entertainment. In 1871, the stereopticon began to be used for outdoor advertising; soon after it was used to promote candidates and issues.
Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de l'Université de Mon... more Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de l'Université de Montréal, l'Université Laval et l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Il a pour mission la promotion et la valorisation de la recherche. Érudit offre des services d'édition numérique de documents scientifiques depuis 1998. Pour communiquer avec les responsables d'Érudit:
... Drawingfromthe pagesof thePittsburgh Moving Picture Bulletin, thefirst known re-gional trade j... more ... Drawingfromthe pagesof thePittsburgh Moving Picture Bulletin, thefirst known re-gional trade journal for the movie busi-ness, Michael Aronson profiles the major promoters in Pittsburgh, as well as many lesser-known ordinary theater owners, suppliers, and patrons. ...
The first section characterizes the structure of feeling of US presidential elections during the ... more The first section characterizes the structure of feeling of US presidential elections during the long 1890s, making comparisons between that decade and the contemporary moment, noting similarities between the campaigns of William McKinley and Barack Obama. It briefly considers new media moments such as radio and television as well as recurrent structures of politicking in the twentieth century. The second section considers the shift from Film Studies to Film and Media Studies and the dialogic relations between the study of early cinema and the emerging field of media archaeology. Finally considers ways in which the illustrated lecture can be analyzed within the framework of Documentary Studies.
Sketches out a succession of motion picture practices before 1910, focusing on the integration of... more Sketches out a succession of motion picture practices before 1910, focusing on the integration of two the stereopticon and cinema as a distinct dispositif between 1897 and 1903. The 1900 presidential campaign fell squarely within this time frame. The deployment of emergent media such as the motion pictures and the phonograph are explored, as the election’s paramount issue was Imperialism. McKinley and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt were advocates of American expansionism while William Jennings Bryan ran on an anti-imperialism platform. Illustrated lectures that celebrated US military interventions in Cuba and the Philippines were widely deployed and often presented by military personnel and preachers. They contributed to McKinley’s victory while Bryan supporters failed to make use of this media form.
University of California Press has partnered with Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink se... more University of California Press has partnered with Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink service to offer a variety of options for reusing University of California Press content. Click on the Rightslink button to view re-use options available for this title. ... An electronic version of this book is ...
Cet article reinterroge la question de l’emergence du cinema, et les conditions dans lesquelles i... more Cet article reinterroge la question de l’emergence du cinema, et les conditions dans lesquelles il a pu, a un certain moment, etre considere comme une forme mediatique, dotee de stabilite et de coherence. Discutant les approches qui postulent une « naissance » de l’institution « Cinema » autour de 1910, et donc l’existence de deux formes radicalement distinctes de cinema, l’auteur propose cinq hypotheses de periodisation : 1908 ; 1906 ; 1903 ; 1897 ; finalement 1895. Chacune correspond a une serie de ruptures historiques majeures dans l’industrie, la technique, et la culture des images animees. Chacune pourrait etre defendue comme constituant ou impliquant une forme de media definie.
The 1896 elections, coming after a long period of economic distress, produced a political realign... more The 1896 elections, coming after a long period of economic distress, produced a political realignment and mobilized various new media forms for politicking purposes. Many traditionally Democratic newspapers rejected William Jennings Bryan’s Populism and switched their loyalties to Republican candidate William McKinley, giving William Randolph Hearst an opening to become a champion of Democracy. The Republican candidate’s brother, Abner McKinley, invested in the American Mutoscope Company and the Republican National Committee sponsored its official theatrical debut as its biograph projector screened McKinley at Home. The rival Edison Manufacturing Company offered a train scene featuring Bryan. The Republicans embraced technological novelties such as the phonograph, the telephone and the bicycle--implying that innovation would help to solve the economic crisis.
Investigates the history of the stereopticon as a radically modernized magic lantern and its plac... more Investigates the history of the stereopticon as a radically modernized magic lantern and its place in a larger US media formation. Using random word searches, its arch of popularity is traced from the 1860s to an 1890s apex, followed by a gradual decline. The coincidence of its emergence with the term “illustrated lecture” is noted, pointing towards the initial formation of the documentary tradition. Circa 1850 the Frederick and William Langenheim developed the photographic glass slide: a key element of the stereopticon dispositif. Ten years later John Fallon introduced the stereopticon as a form of screen entertainment. In 1871, the stereopticon began to be used for outdoor advertising; soon after it was used to promote candidates and issues.
Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de l'Université de Mon... more Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de l'Université de Montréal, l'Université Laval et l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Il a pour mission la promotion et la valorisation de la recherche. Érudit offre des services d'édition numérique de documents scientifiques depuis 1998. Pour communiquer avec les responsables d'Érudit:
... Drawingfromthe pagesof thePittsburgh Moving Picture Bulletin, thefirst known re-gional trade j... more ... Drawingfromthe pagesof thePittsburgh Moving Picture Bulletin, thefirst known re-gional trade journal for the movie busi-ness, Michael Aronson profiles the major promoters in Pittsburgh, as well as many lesser-known ordinary theater owners, suppliers, and patrons. ...
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