Overview
This convenient, insightful resource on the depiction of historical events in film and on television combines the latest scholarship with reviews of specific works. Can films tweak the facts and still be faithful to history? How much of what they present as true is inaccurate or distorted? History in the Media: Film and Television looks at the growing research exploring these questions. It is the only reference guide that discuss the latest scholarship on history in film and on television and evaluates specific films and programs for quality, accuracy, and ideological biases. Coverage ranges from biopics (Gandhi), meticulous restagings (Apollo 13), and true crime (Bonnie and Clyde) to documentaries such as the World War II newsreels Why We Fight and Ken Burns's The Civil War. Historic dramas come up big at the Oscars. Cable television offers a History and a Biography channel. Hollywood blockbusters depicting historical events are huge moneymakers. It is the ideal time to look at what happens when events and people become stories and characters, and History in the Media is the ideal introduction to that study. • Capsule reviews of more than 350 films and television programs that claim to present historical events and persons, each examined for inaccuracies or bias • An extensive filmography of all movies featured in the book, plus many more historical films and TV shows, providing basic production and cast information • An extensive bibliography of print, video, and online sources on the overall study of history in the media and scholarship on specific films and programs • A complete index of historical and cinematic terms and concepts, as well as important scholars and filmmaking personnel
Full Product Details
Author: Robert J. Niemi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 3.40cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.075kg
ISBN: 9781576079522
ISBN 10: 157607952
Pages: 501
Publication Date: 08 May 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
[A]n important reference for any film student as well as a popular pick for browsers. - Midwest Book Review
Providing a wealth of film and historical data not available from other film resources, it is well researched, objective, and geared to more than just casual readers. ... Recommended. - Choice
Author Information
Robert Niemi, PhD, is associate professor of English and codirector of the American Studies Program at St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT.
