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Film and the First World War (Film Culture in Transition) Paperback
February, 1995
by Karel Dibbets[1] (Editor), Bert Hogenkamp (Editor)
Paperback
The years between 1914 and 1918 form a crucial period in world history as well as in film history. For some time, it was believed that a serious debate about World War I had been made redundant by the events that followed later. Today, however, it is clear that the Great War has become the focus of critical attention once again and it is no accident that this renewed interest coincided with the collapse of the Berlin Wall. This book emphasises culture as an important factor: cultural historians have taken the lead in rewriting the traditional view of World War I and its impact on the 20th-century. At about the same time, film historians were preparing a radical revision of the early history of moving pictures. This volume brings together the two strands of scholarly research. Historians of different backgrounds and nationalities open up new fields of inquiry, asking unexpected questions, disclosing unusual sources and developing sophisticated methods of research. The topic has many sides to it, ranging from changes in film style to the reactions of audiences, from the function of film stars to the definition of genres, from national cinema to international stereotypes, from historical representations to state interference. The Great War marked a critical period in the history of cinema that has come under scrutiny only recently. Patterns of film distribution were disrupted and governments began to regard the new medium as part of the war effort, playing an active role in film making. While the trenches were bombed, film attendence boomed and new cinemas mushroomed. Charlie Chaplin attracted huge crowds in Europe, but the images of war did not. These and other aspects of a film culture in transition are analysed in more than 20 contributions.
Series: Film Culture in Transition
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Amsterdam Univ Pr; n edition (February 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9053560645
ISBN-13: 978-9053560648
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[1] Karel Dibbets, born in Weert, the Netherlands, in 1947. Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam. Assistant Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Amsterdam Fellow (1 September 1999 - 30 June 2000)
"Most of my time at NIAS was devoted to writing the last chapters of my book on early cinema in the Netherlands. My stay also allowed me to explore new directions while indulging in generous library services and enjoying the seaside surroundings thoroughly. A most interesting experience was my collaboration with composer Dick Raaijmakers in an artistic project on sound and image where I could make a scholarly contribution. In addition, NIAS gave me an opportunity to develop and manage a website about movie theatres of the past; although this site merely publishes essential historical information, it appears to attract thousands of visitors each month. Together with a colleague from Belgium I worked on a historical comparison of cinema culture in Amsterdam and Brussels, trying to explain the enormous differences between the two cities. The results will be presented at a conference in Berlin, and published as an article next year. I also wrote an article on cinema orchestras during the silent-film period that will be published in a forthcoming history of music. Finally, I was able to lay the foundations for a new project that will focus on long-term developments in cinema culture'"... "I am a historian of cinema in the Netherlands. My current job is Curator of Cinema Context, an online encyclopedia of film culture in the Netherlands from 1896 to the present. Previously I was Assistant Professor in media history at the University of Amsterdam (1983-2011) as well as co-editor of Jaarboek Mediageschiedenis / Media History Yearbook (1989-1997) and prior to that Editor of Skrien monthly filmreview (1981-1983). I graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam (1971) and I received an MA in Economic and Social History (1982) as well as a PhD (1993) from the University of Amsterdam." Karel Dibbets
Cinema Context (www.cinemacontext.nl) is a website and tool for researching the history of film culture in the Netherlands. It provides basic information about the Who, What, Where and When of film exhibition and distribution, from its origins to the present. At the same time the site allows researchers to analyse the available data and to study patterns and networks, the DNA of film culture. This paper reports on the purpose and structure of this instrument, and demonstrates its analytical powers with a few examples. It will comment on the impact of digitization on film history and how this can contribute to the sharing of knowledge.
Article:
Cinema Context and the genes of film history
Karel Dibbets
Pages 331-342 | Published online: 11 Aug 2010
Download citation http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17400309.2010.499784
New Review of Film and Television Studies
Volume 8, 2010 - Issue 3: Researching Film and Cinema History
Film and the First World War (Film Culture in Transition) Paperback
February, 1995
by Karel Dibbets[1] (Editor), Bert Hogenkamp (Editor)
Paperback
The years between 1914 and 1918 form a crucial period in world history as well as in film history. For some time, it was believed that a serious debate about World War I had been made redundant by the events that followed later. Today, however, it is clear that the Great War has become the focus of critical attention once again and it is no accident that this renewed interest coincided with the collapse of the Berlin Wall. This book emphasises culture as an important factor: cultural historians have taken the lead in rewriting the traditional view of World War I and its impact on the 20th-century. At about the same time, film historians were preparing a radical revision of the early history of moving pictures. This volume brings together the two strands of scholarly research. Historians of different backgrounds and nationalities open up new fields of inquiry, asking unexpected questions, disclosing unusual sources and developing sophisticated methods of research. The topic has many sides to it, ranging from changes in film style to the reactions of audiences, from the function of film stars to the definition of genres, from national cinema to international stereotypes, from historical representations to state interference. The Great War marked a critical period in the history of cinema that has come under scrutiny only recently. Patterns of film distribution were disrupted and governments began to regard the new medium as part of the war effort, playing an active role in film making. While the trenches were bombed, film attendence boomed and new cinemas mushroomed. Charlie Chaplin attracted huge crowds in Europe, but the images of war did not. These and other aspects of a film culture in transition are analysed in more than 20 contributions.
Series: Film Culture in Transition
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Amsterdam Univ Pr; n edition (February 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9053560645
ISBN-13: 978-9053560648
"Most of my time at NIAS was devoted to writing the last chapters of my book on early cinema in the Netherlands. My stay also allowed me to explore new directions while indulging in generous library services and enjoying the seaside surroundings thoroughly. A most interesting experience was my collaboration with composer Dick Raaijmakers in an artistic project on sound and image where I could make a scholarly contribution. In addition, NIAS gave me an opportunity to develop and manage a website about movie theatres of the past; although this site merely publishes essential historical information, it appears to attract thousands of visitors each month. Together with a colleague from Belgium I worked on a historical comparison of cinema culture in Amsterdam and Brussels, trying to explain the enormous differences between the two cities. The results will be presented at a conference in Berlin, and published as an article next year. I also wrote an article on cinema orchestras during the silent-film period that will be published in a forthcoming history of music. Finally, I was able to lay the foundations for a new project that will focus on long-term developments in cinema culture'"... "I am a historian of cinema in the Netherlands. My current job is Curator of Cinema Context, an online encyclopedia of film culture in the Netherlands from 1896 to the present. Previously I was Assistant Professor in media history at the University of Amsterdam (1983-2011) as well as co-editor of Jaarboek Mediageschiedenis / Media History Yearbook (1989-1997) and prior to that Editor of Skrien monthly filmreview (1981-1983). I graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam (1971) and I received an MA in Economic and Social History (1982) as well as a PhD (1993) from the University of Amsterdam." Karel Dibbets
Cinema Context (www.cinemacontext.nl) is a website and tool for researching the history of film culture in the Netherlands. It provides basic information about the Who, What, Where and When of film exhibition and distribution, from its origins to the present. At the same time the site allows researchers to analyse the available data and to study patterns and networks, the DNA of film culture. This paper reports on the purpose and structure of this instrument, and demonstrates its analytical powers with a few examples. It will comment on the impact of digitization on film history and how this can contribute to the sharing of knowledge.
Article:
Cinema Context and the genes of film history
Karel Dibbets
Pages 331-342 | Published online: 11 Aug 2010
Download citation http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17400309.2010.499784
New Review of Film and Television Studies
Volume 8, 2010 - Issue 3: Researching Film and Cinema History