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Engaging the past : mass culture and the production of historical knowledge /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Landsberg, Alison (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Motion pictures and history.
Historical films > History and criticism.
Television and history.
Historical television programs > History and criticism.
Documentary-style television programs > History and criticism.
Documentary-style television programs.
Historical films.
Historical television programs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theorizing affective engagement in the historical film
  • Waking the past: the historically conscious television drama
  • Encountering contradiction: reality history TV
  • Digital translations of the past: virtual history exhibits
  • Conclusion.