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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... demonstrates that the conscious mind is always the production of unconscious repression , and that one needs to be wary of what the audience say . However , as Andrew Tudor has demonstrated , psychoanalysis is not only unfalsifiable ...
... demonstrates that the conscious mind is always the production of unconscious repression , and that one needs to be wary of what the audience say . However , as Andrew Tudor has demonstrated , psychoanalysis is not only unfalsifiable ...
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... demonstrate that the period was distinguished by a change in people's understanding of the ' local ' . Home ownership ... demonstrated , for example , by the following selection : David B. Clarke , 1997 ; Fainstein and Campbell , 1996 ...
... demonstrate that the period was distinguished by a change in people's understanding of the ' local ' . Home ownership ... demonstrated , for example , by the following selection : David B. Clarke , 1997 ; Fainstein and Campbell , 1996 ...
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... demonstrated and enhanced its unique identity . The city was not only seen as attracting American investors due to its unique character but , as has already been suggested , the city's special conditions were seen as essential to the ...
... demonstrated and enhanced its unique identity . The city was not only seen as attracting American investors due to its unique character but , as has already been suggested , the city's special conditions were seen as essential to the ...
Contents
Contexts of Film Consumption | 16 |
Class Gender and Public Space in Early Film Consumption | 37 |
Slum Clearance Cinema Building and Differentiated Experiences | 83 |
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