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Through original and rich case studies, this volume explores the authorship, power and organization of censorship in compelling ways. Enormously valuable.--Ellen Scott, University of California, Los Angeles [A] thoroughly researched introduction to American film censorship.--Katherine Waters Times Literary Supplement Although most introductory textbooks touch upon the broader subject, with a short gloss of the Production Code Administration (PCA), there's never been a handy guide or a more thorough treatment until now, with Sheri Chinen Biesen's expertly researched, amply illustrated, and wonderfully concise primer Film Censorship: Regulating America's Screen. . . . Film Censorship fills an important gap and is sure to provide a vital resource for students and readers eager to immerse themselves in this fascinating and equally fraught subject.--Noah Isenberg Film Quarterly

This series is tailor-made for a modular approach to film studies...an indispensable tool for both lecturers and students. -- Professor Paul Willemen, University of Ulster Through original and rich case studies, this volume explores the authorship, power and organization of censorship in compelling ways. Enormously valuable. -- Ellen Scott, University of California, Los Angeles

Through original and rich case studies, this volume explores the authorship, power and organization of censorship in compelling ways. Enormously valuable.--Ellen Scott, University of California, Los Angeles This series is tailor-made for a modular approach to film studies...an indispensable tool for both lecturers and students.--Professor Paul Willemen, University of Ulster [A] thoroughly researched introduction to American film censorship.--Katherine Waters Times Literary Supplement Although most introductory textbooks touch upon the broader subject, with a short gloss of the Production Code Administration (PCA), there's never been a handy guide or a more thorough treatment until now, with Sheri Chinen Biesen's expertly researched, amply illustrated, and wonderfully concise primer Film Censorship: Regulating America's Screen. . . . Film Censorship fills an important gap and is sure to provide a vital resource for students and readers eager to immerse themselves in this fascinating and equally fraught subject.--Noah Isenberg Film Quarterly

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Sheri Chinen Biesen is a Professor of Film History at Rowan University. She is the author of Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Films (2014) and Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir (2005).

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