Marina Dahlquist (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252037689
- eISBN:
- 9780252094941
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252037689.001.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
Exceptionally popular during their time, the spectacular American action film serials of the 1910s featured exciting stunts, film tricks, and effects set against the background of modern technology, ...
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Exceptionally popular during their time, the spectacular American action film serials of the 1910s featured exciting stunts, film tricks, and effects set against the background of modern technology, often starring resourceful female heroines who displayed traditionally male qualities such as endurance, strength, and authority. The most renowned of these “serial queens” was Pearl White, whose career as the adventurous character Pauline developed during a transitional phase in the medium's evolving production strategies, distribution and advertising patterns, and fan culture. This book explores how American serial films starring Pearl White and other female stars affected the emerging cinemas in the United States and abroad. The book investigates the serial genre and its narrative patterns, marketing, cultural reception, and historiographic importance, with chapters on Pearl White's life on and off the screen as well as the “serial queen” genre in Western and Eastern Europe, India, and China.Less
Exceptionally popular during their time, the spectacular American action film serials of the 1910s featured exciting stunts, film tricks, and effects set against the background of modern technology, often starring resourceful female heroines who displayed traditionally male qualities such as endurance, strength, and authority. The most renowned of these “serial queens” was Pearl White, whose career as the adventurous character Pauline developed during a transitional phase in the medium's evolving production strategies, distribution and advertising patterns, and fan culture. This book explores how American serial films starring Pearl White and other female stars affected the emerging cinemas in the United States and abroad. The book investigates the serial genre and its narrative patterns, marketing, cultural reception, and historiographic importance, with chapters on Pearl White's life on and off the screen as well as the “serial queen” genre in Western and Eastern Europe, India, and China.
Nick Hayes
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780853237631
- eISBN:
- 9781846312489
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846312489.001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter discusses the theme of this volume which is about cultural production and reception in Great Britain during World War 2. The chapters in this volume examine the diversity of experience ...
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This chapter discusses the theme of this volume which is about cultural production and reception in Great Britain during World War 2. The chapters in this volume examine the diversity of experience and rationale at both the institutional and personal levels and explore the role of different agencies and institutions, including the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), Entertainments National Services Association (ENSA) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). This chapter also discusses the wartime policy of exporting ‘favourable’ image of Britain and Britishness.Less
This chapter discusses the theme of this volume which is about cultural production and reception in Great Britain during World War 2. The chapters in this volume examine the diversity of experience and rationale at both the institutional and personal levels and explore the role of different agencies and institutions, including the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), Entertainments National Services Association (ENSA) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). This chapter also discusses the wartime policy of exporting ‘favourable’ image of Britain and Britishness.
Marina Dahlquist
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252037689
- eISBN:
- 9780252094941
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252037689.003.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This book explores the historiographic importance, narrative patterns, marketing, and cultural reception of the serial genre through a wider contextualization of the serial phenomenon and its ...
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This book explores the historiographic importance, narrative patterns, marketing, and cultural reception of the serial genre through a wider contextualization of the serial phenomenon and its fearless female heroines led by Pearl White, who plays the title character in The Perils of Pauline. It investigates the complexities of Pearl White's performance and the overall cultural power of serial queens in many markets at a critical historical juncture in the history of cinema. It examines how the serial film became part of a rethinking of production strategies, distribution and advertising patterns, and fan culture. It also considers the American film industry's expansion on the international market, fueled in large part by the profitable serial format, along with the serial craze's international impact. The book suggests that American serial films are an illustration of both globalization and an accompanying hegemonic practice of Hollywood cinema and the vicissitudes of glocalization.Less
This book explores the historiographic importance, narrative patterns, marketing, and cultural reception of the serial genre through a wider contextualization of the serial phenomenon and its fearless female heroines led by Pearl White, who plays the title character in The Perils of Pauline. It investigates the complexities of Pearl White's performance and the overall cultural power of serial queens in many markets at a critical historical juncture in the history of cinema. It examines how the serial film became part of a rethinking of production strategies, distribution and advertising patterns, and fan culture. It also considers the American film industry's expansion on the international market, fueled in large part by the profitable serial format, along with the serial craze's international impact. The book suggests that American serial films are an illustration of both globalization and an accompanying hegemonic practice of Hollywood cinema and the vicissitudes of glocalization.
Jeff Hill
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780853237631
- eISBN:
- 9781846312489
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846312489.012
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on cultural production and reception in Great Britain during World War 2. It suggests that ideas of the war have become embedded in popular culture ...
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This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on cultural production and reception in Great Britain during World War 2. It suggests that ideas of the war have become embedded in popular culture and that the war itself has become a cultural product in the post-war world that is capable of communicating meanings to people born many years after the event. It also identifies that recurring themes in this study which include the intervention of the state, continuity and change in cultural life, and the quality of life and culture.Less
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on cultural production and reception in Great Britain during World War 2. It suggests that ideas of the war have become embedded in popular culture and that the war itself has become a cultural product in the post-war world that is capable of communicating meanings to people born many years after the event. It also identifies that recurring themes in this study which include the intervention of the state, continuity and change in cultural life, and the quality of life and culture.
