The shape of spectatorship art, science, and early cinema in Germany Curtis, Scott creator author. text bibliography History. nyu 2015 monographic eng print xv, 371 pages ; 24 cm. Introduction -- Science's cinematic method: motion pictures and scientific research -- Between observation and spectatorship: medicine, movies, and mass culture -- The taste of a nation: educating the senses and sensibilities of film spectators -- The problem with passivity: aesthetic contemplation and film spectatorship -- Conclusion: toward a tactile historiography. Scott Curtis. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-gx--- Motion pictures Germany History 20th century Motion picture audiences Germany History 20th century Motion pictures Aesthetics Motion pictures in science Germany Documentary films Germany History 20th century Documentary films Motion picture audiences Motion pictures Motion pictures Aesthetics Motion pictures in science Germany 1900-1999 fast PN1993.5.G3 C88 2015 791.430943 Film and culture 9780231134026 0231134029 9780231134033 0231134037 9780231508636 2015010546 DLC 150325 20170928135207.0 in00003594240 eng