Babel and Babylon : spectatorship in American silent film /

Offers a perspective on American film by tying the growth of spectatorship to the historical transformation of the public sphere. Focusing on silent films, this text examines how the spectator concept evolved, integrating ethnically, socially and sexually differentiated audiences. Although cinema wa...

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Main Author: Hansen, Miriam, 1949-2011
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1991
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