Penser l'histoire du cinéma autrement : un modèle de crise - article ; n°1 ; vol.46, pg 65-74

Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1995 - Volume 46 - Numéro 1 - Pages 65-74
Thinking differently about the history of cinema, Rick Altman.
In its beginnings, American commercial cinema had no clear identity. It was poorly differentiated from other types of entertainment such as the circus and the theatre. By studying the crisis that swept the theatre industry in the first years of the 20th century, the slow constitution of the cinema as a specific genre can be traced. Through the struggles of the occupational categories dealing with this new medium, by following the transformation of the terminology designating this new phenomenon, i.e. through a crisis model another way of thinking about the history of cinema comes to light.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.