New cinema history and the comparative mode: reflections on comparing historical cinema cultures

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dc.contributor.authorBiltereyst, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMeers, Philippe
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-03T10:24:24Z
dc.date.available2018-05-03T10:24:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractWithin the new cinema history perspective, the call for more systematic comparative research has been high on the agenda for some time. The recent proliferation of studies on various aspects of film exhibition and cinemagoing creates an enormous potential for data to be integrated and compared, larger patterns to be discovered, and hypotheses to be tested. This article maintains that the work done so far is largely monocentric in the sense that most studies focus on very specific local practices and experiences, often concentrating on film exhibition and audience experiences in particular cities, neighbourhoods or venues. The contribution argues that, similarly to what happened in other disciplines, a comparative perspective might be helpful in trying to understand larger trends, factors or conditions explaining differences and similarities in cinema cultures. After a discussion on the (underdeveloped) comparative mode within film studies in general, this methodological and partly self-reflective essay will go into some of the challenges of doing comparative research on film exhibition and moviegoing. Concentrating on these issues, different levels and modes of comparative research are discussed and illustrated by using data and insights from various historical studies on cinema cultures.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationBiltereyst, D. and Meers, P. (2016) 'New cinema history and the comparative mode: reflections on comparing historical cinema cultures', Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 11, pp. 13–32. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.11.01en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.11.01
dc.identifier.endpage32
dc.identifier.issn2009-4078
dc.identifier.issued11
dc.identifier.journalabbrevAlphaville
dc.identifier.journaltitleAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Mediaen
dc.identifier.startpage13
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5996
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFilm and Screen Media, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttp://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue11/ArticleBiltereystandMeers.pdf
dc.rights© 2016, The Author(s)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCinema history|Film exhibitionen
dc.subjectCinemagoingen
dc.subjectComparative researchen
dc.subjectCinema culturesen
dc.titleNew cinema history and the comparative mode: reflections on comparing historical cinema culturesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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