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9781138815889 English 1138815888 Reframing the Past is a history of what historians have written about film and television. Challenging the dominant idea that historical interest in film and television began in the late 1970s, the narrative begins in the 19th century and traces the development of this field into the present day. By taking an international approach it identifies a number of common themes and ideas that have been explored by historians for decades: the use of history on film and television as a way to teach about the past; the challenge of filmic and televisual history to more traditional historiography; and an ongoing battle to find an appropriate historical way to engage with film studies and theory.", Reframing the Pasttraces what historians have written about film and television from 1898 until the early 2000s. Mia Treacey argues that historical engagement with film and television should be reconceptualised as Screened History: an interdisciplinary, international field of research to incorporate and replace what has been known as 'History and Film'. It draws from the fields of Film, Television and Cultural Studies to critically analyse key works and connect past scholarship with contemporary research. Reconsidered as Screened History, the works of Pierre Sorlin, Marc Ferro, John O'Connor, Robert Rosenstone and Robert Toplin are explored alongside lesser known but equally important contributions. This book identifies a number of common themes and ideas that have been explored by historians for decades: the use of history on film and television as a way to teach the past; the challenge of filmic and televisual history to more traditional historiography; and an ongoing battle to find an 'appropriate' historical way to engage with Film Studies and Theory. Screened History offers an approach to exploring History, Film and Television that allows room for future developments, while connecting them to a rich and diverse body of past scholarship. Combining a narrative of historical research on film and television over the past century with a reconceptualisation of the field as Screened History, Reframing the Pastis essential reading both for established scholars of History and Film, Film History and other related disciplines, and to students new to the field.
9781138815889 English 1138815888 Reframing the Past is a history of what historians have written about film and television. Challenging the dominant idea that historical interest in film and television began in the late 1970s, the narrative begins in the 19th century and traces the development of this field into the present day. By taking an international approach it identifies a number of common themes and ideas that have been explored by historians for decades: the use of history on film and television as a way to teach about the past; the challenge of filmic and televisual history to more traditional historiography; and an ongoing battle to find an appropriate historical way to engage with film studies and theory.", Reframing the Pasttraces what historians have written about film and television from 1898 until the early 2000s. Mia Treacey argues that historical engagement with film and television should be reconceptualised as Screened History: an interdisciplinary, international field of research to incorporate and replace what has been known as 'History and Film'. It draws from the fields of Film, Television and Cultural Studies to critically analyse key works and connect past scholarship with contemporary research. Reconsidered as Screened History, the works of Pierre Sorlin, Marc Ferro, John O'Connor, Robert Rosenstone and Robert Toplin are explored alongside lesser known but equally important contributions. This book identifies a number of common themes and ideas that have been explored by historians for decades: the use of history on film and television as a way to teach the past; the challenge of filmic and televisual history to more traditional historiography; and an ongoing battle to find an 'appropriate' historical way to engage with Film Studies and Theory. Screened History offers an approach to exploring History, Film and Television that allows room for future developments, while connecting them to a rich and diverse body of past scholarship. Combining a narrative of historical research on film and television over the past century with a reconceptualisation of the field as Screened History, Reframing the Pastis essential reading both for established scholars of History and Film, Film History and other related disciplines, and to students new to the field.