1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457598803321

Autore

Polan Dana B. <1953->

Titolo

Scenes of instruction [[electronic resource] ] : the beginnings of the U.S. study of film / / Dana Polan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007

ISBN

9786612358692

0-520-94020-2

1-282-35869-3

1-4294-6792-4

0-520-90399-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 p.)

Disciplina

791.43071/073

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Study and teaching - United States

Motion picture industry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An Ahmanson foundation book in the humanities"--P. [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Toward A Disciplinary History Of Film Studies -- 1. First Forays In Film Education: The Pedagogy Of Photoplay Composition At Columbia University -- 2. A Brief Interlude As The Movies March On: Terry Ramsaye And The New School For Social Research -- 3. "Younger Art, Old College, Happy Union": Harvard Goes Into The Business And Art Of The Movies -- 4. Between Academia And The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences: The University Of Southern California Ventures Into The Cinema -- 5. Politics As Pedagogy, Pedagogy As Politics: The Rather Brief Moment In Time Of Harry Alan Potamkin -- 6. Appreciations Of Cinema: Syracuse Discovers Film Art -- 7. Cinematic Diversions In Sociology: Frederic Thrasher In The World Of Film Appreciation -- 8. Middlebrow Translations Of Highbrow Philosophy: The Film Fandom Of The 1930's Great Books Intellectuals -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This engaging book chronicles the first classes on the art and industry of cinema and the colorful pioneers who taught, wrote, and advocated



on behalf of the new art form. Using extensive archival research, Dana Polan looks at, for example, Columbia University's early classes on Photoplay Composition; lectures at the New School for Social Research by famed movie historian Terry Ramsaye; the film industry's sponsorship of a business course on film at Harvard; and attempts by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create programs of professionalized education at the University of Southern California, Stanford, and elsewhere. Polan examines a wide range of thinkers who engaged with the new art of film, from Marxist Harry Alan Potamkin to sociologist Frederic Thrasher to Great Books advocates Mortimer Adler and Mark Van Doren.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910411923003321

Autore

Perrotta Cosimo

Titolo

Is Capitalism Still Progressive? : A Historical Approach / / by Cosimo Perrotta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020

ISBN

9783030481698

3030481697

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 159 pages)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

330.122

330

Soggetti

Labor economics

Economic history

Economics - History

Labor Economics

Economic History

History of Economic Thought and Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1: Capitalism creates progress.-2:The dark side of capitalism and its myths.-3:Capitalistic accumulation.-4:Plundering the world.-5: The



welfare state and its crisis.-6: broken promises -- 7: The new challenges.-8: Labour-based development -- 9: Conclusions: Beyond the borders.

Sommario/riassunto

"In his wide-ranging analysis of the history and perspectives of capitalism, Cosimo Perrotta displays at their best the pessimism of the intellect and the optimism of the will. Capitalism is a difficult beast, with many different varieties: a humane, civil capitalism requires complex strategies of intervention, and Perrotta's proposals deserve our full attention." - Alessandro Roncaglia, Professor of Economics, University of Roma "La Sapienza" The economic crisis of 2007/2008 has prompted much debate as to what caused it and what remedies may be implemented in order to regain a healthy economy. This book addresses these issues through the lens of capitalism with a focus on labour economics, arguing that capitalism, and the employment of young people and migrants, may be a suitable antidote to the ongoing political crises in Europe that are taking place as a result of the economic crisis. Using economic history and the history of economic thought to inform debate, Is Capitalism Still Progressive?: A Historical Approach will be of interest to policy makers, students and researchers interested in exploring the pros and cons, and persistence, of the capitalist system.