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The Persistence of History

Cinema, Television and the Modern Event

Edited by Vivian Sobchack

Published December 27th 1995 by Routledge – 288 pages

Series: AFI Film Readers

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    Description

    The Persistence of History examines how the moving image has completely altered traditional modes of historical thought and representation. Exploring a range of film and video texts, from The Ten Commandments to the Rodney King video, from the projected work of documentarian Errol Morris to Oliver Stone's JFK and Spielberg's Schindler's List, the volume questions the appropriate forms of media for making the incoherence and fragmentation of contemporary history intelligible.

    Author Bio

    Vivian Sobchack is Professor on the Department of Film and Television at UCLA. Her most recent book is The Address of the Eye.

    Name: The Persistence of History: Cinema, Television and the Modern Event (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: Edited by Vivian Sobchack. The Persistence of History examines how the moving image has completely altered traditional modes of historical thought and representation. Exploring a range of film and video texts, from The Ten Commandments to the Rodney King video, from the projected...
    Categories: Media & Film Studies, Cinema Studies & Popular Cinema, Film History, Film Theory