The New Film History

TIM BERGFELDER Professor of Film Studies, University of Southampton, UK MARK CONNELLY Reader in Modern British History, University of Kent, UK LAURIE EDE Principal Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK PETER KRA MER Lecturer in Film Studies, University of East Anglia, UK JONATHAN MUNBY Senior Lecturer in American Studies, Institute for Cultural Research, Lancaster University, UK JEFFREY RICHARDS Professor of Cultural History, Lancaster University, UK MARTIN SHINGLER Senior Lecturer in Radio and Film Studies, University of Sunderland, UK JUSTIN SMITH Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK ANDREW SPICER Reader in Cultural History, School of Art, Media and Design, University of the West of England, UK INGRID STIGSDOTTER Film Studies PhD candidate, University of Southampton, UK MELVYN STOKES Senior Lecturer in History, University College London, UK SARAH STREET Professor of Screen Studies, University of Bristol, UK RICHARD TAYLOR Research Professor in Politics, University of Wales, Swansea, UK

The first major overview of the field of film history in twenty years, this book offers a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. The key areas of research are analysed, alongside detailed case studies centred on well-known American, Australian, British and European films.The first major overview of the field of film history in twenty years, this book offers a wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. The key areas of research are analysed, alongside detailed case studies centred on well-known American, Australian, British and European films.