In european cinemas, european societies, 19391990, pierre sorlin examines the european cinema as a whole, its public and its productions. The course will focus on two key themes within the general brainmind problem. As a scholar of social studies education and the use of film to teach history. The general is a 1926 american silent comedy film released by united artists.
Alexander sesonske, pierre sorlin, the film in history. It was inspired by the great locomotive chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the american civil war. As far as the individual films are concerned, three. Chapter 1 of the film in history, by pierre sorlin, deals with the question, how should we look at a historical film. Reflections on the ontology of film enlarged edition. You are free to copy, distribute and use the database. He explores the history of newsreel films and the relationship of film and. Necsus a conversation with pierre sorlin about film.
Books 2006 journal of communication wiley online library. European cinemas, european societies ebook por pierre. The film stars buster keaton who codirected it with clyde bruckman. The film contains interviews that suggest the flight logs were forged and that van risseghem who died in 2007 admitted his involvement in the crash to a friend named pierre. As part of the series of conversations necsus has published with prominent scholars see those with david bordwell, ian christie, richard dyer, anton kaes, laura mulvey, and vivian sobchack, we spoke with pierre sorlin on his groundbreaking work in film and media studies.
The story was adapted from the memoir the great locomotive chase by william pittenger. Sorlin appraises the historical film, and their potential roles as documentary evidence and sources of social history. All data below are available with an open data commons open database license. Pierre sorlin is professor of sociology in audiovisual media, university of paris iii, and author of european cinemas, european societies 1991, mass media 1994 and italian national cinema. Get your first audiobook free when you try audible for 30 days visit or text armchairhistorian to 500 500. Transgressions in german and israeli film and theatre. Metaphors selected soundworks from the cinema of apichatpong weerasethakul apichatpong. Pierre sorlin has 18 books on goodreads with 304 ratings. On walter benjamins philosophy of history and its meaning for film. European cinemas, european societies, 19391990 pierre. Educated as a historian, and working on interdisciplinary subjects such as totalitarianism and antisemitism, sorlin shifted his interests from history itself to the role of representation for society, and the close. Description of graduate courses department of philosophy. Dday from the german perspective animated history youtube.
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