Editorial Reviews
Tom Gunning, University of Chicago
"In this superbly researched and engagingly written volume, Shelley Stamp has covered all the bases in dealing with women and silent American cinema of the early feature era. From describing the protocol of dress and behavior for women at nickelodeons and early picture places, to providing the most thorough treatment of the white slavery scare and its effect on early filmmaking, Stamp provides a model film history, keenly aware of the images on the screen, women's political activism in relation to film, and the practices of everyday life in moviegoing. This is the book to read on women and American silent film as it established itself as an aesthetic, social, and political practice."
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Choice : A delightful and informative read and destined to be a classic in the field of film studies. . . .
Movie-Struck Girls
Movie-Struck Girls,Shelley Stamp,Princeton University Press,0691044570,Feminism & Feminist Theory,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Motion pictures and women,Motion pictures for women,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Women in motion pictures,Women's Studies - History,American Language and Literature,Film Studies,Gender Studies,Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
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