Babel and Babylon
Subtitle: spectatorship in American silent film
By: Miriam Hansen.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Silent films -- United States -- History and criticism.; Motion picture audiences -- United States -- History.; Feminism and motion pictures.; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918.
Description: Offers a perspective on American film by tying the growth of spectatorship to the historical transformation of the public sphere. Focusing on silent films, this text examines how the spectator concept evolved, integrating ethnically, socially and sexually differentiated audiences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.