The Place of the Audience: Cultural Geographies of Film ConsumptionIt has been a recurring complaint both within and against film studies that it has largely ignored the activities of audiences. This book aims to address this absence (as compared to television studies) and to explain its cause. The authors argue that there is a social context in which the consumption of film can be understood or studied historically; demonstrating that a concentration on the place of film consumption within the changing cultural politics of the city can offer a compelling and productive focus of analysis. This book examines not only the different meanings of different sites of film exhibition and distribution (city-centre cinemas, local cinemas, art-house cinemas, multiplexes, terrestrial television transmission, video rental and retail, and satellite/cable), but also the meanings of the activities of film consumption associated with these sites. Through use of archival materials and ethnographic studies of the audience, the book examines the meanings of film consumption from the earliest film showings up to the 21st century. |
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... declined thereafter , it was ten years before cinema figures declined significantly . When the decline came , however , it was dra- matic . Between 1946 and 1956 , the audience dropped from 1,640 million to 1,101 million a loss of 500 ...
... declined thereafter , it was ten years before cinema figures declined significantly . When the decline came , however , it was dra- matic . Between 1946 and 1956 , the audience dropped from 1,640 million to 1,101 million a loss of 500 ...
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... decline in cinema attendance during the 1950s . While television has been blamed for cinema closure in contemporary research , Chap- ter 8 will demonstrate that , during the 1950s , television was only held responsible for cinema's decline ...
... decline in cinema attendance during the 1950s . While television has been blamed for cinema closure in contemporary research , Chap- ter 8 will demonstrate that , during the 1950s , television was only held responsible for cinema's decline ...
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... decline in cinema attendance and concluded that it was television that was responsible . According to Spanos , there were three phases of decline . In the first , prior to 1955 , the majority of television sets were owned by higher ...
... decline in cinema attendance and concluded that it was television that was responsible . According to Spanos , there were three phases of decline . In the first , prior to 1955 , the majority of television sets were owned by higher ...
Contents
Contexts of Film Consumption | 16 |
Class Gender and Public Space in Early Film Consumption | 37 |
Slum Clearance Cinema Building and Differentiated Experiences | 83 |
Copyright | |
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