Martin Shingler presents the mother volume for Palgrave's Film Stars series in three easily-
navigable chapters in which he provides a summative and instructive account of star studies …

This book is dedicated to the legacy of early slapstick film come-diennes, who underwent
horrific on-screen injuries to provoke spectator laughter. It was not unusual for a woman in …

In this cross-cultural history of narrative cinema and media from the 1910s to the 1930s,
leading and emergent scholars explore the transnational crossings and exchanges that …

Mocking Eugenics explores the opposition to eugenic discourse mounted by twentieth-
century American artists seeking to challenge and destabilize what they viewed as a …

More than a century after the French actresses Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923), Réjane
(Gabrielle Charlotte Réju, 1856–1920), and Mistinguett (Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, 1875 …

The first book-length study of pioneering and prolific filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton,
Silent Serial Sensations offers a fascinating account of the dynamic early film industry. As …

Türk Sineması günümüze kadar tarihsel olarak çeşitli dönemlerden geçerek değişim ve
gelişim gösterir. Bu değişim ve gelişimlerde ana unsurlardan biri de dış kaynaklı yapımlar ve …

This dissertation examines the role of opera in the mass media (the press, phonograph,
radio, television, and especially movies) from the early to mid-twentieth century. During this …

Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as" The Vamp"--was largely
neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have been …

Stars and Silhouettes: The History of the Cameo Role in Hollywood traces the history of the
cameo as it emerged in twentieth-century cinema. Although the cameo has existed in film …