CONCLUSION Seized, Freed, Remade and Deployed

At the outset of this study, the observation was made of the reluctance to outline the ‘hardwiring’ between the film artefact and its era that characterises much critical/academic writing on the period under scrutiny. This omission is arresting, since, it was noted, it is just such a symbiotic relat...

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Published inDesires for Reality p. 216
Main Author Halligan, Benjamin
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Berghahn Books 01.02.2016
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Edition1
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Summary:At the outset of this study, the observation was made of the reluctance to outline the ‘hardwiring’ between the film artefact and its era that characterises much critical/academic writing on the period under scrutiny. This omission is arresting, since, it was noted, it is just such a symbiotic relationship that typifies the nature of the artefacts themselves; a conscious understanding or unconscious acceptance of this relationship can be seen to inform and motivate their praxes. The possibility of revealing this overlooked or missing element in critical/academic writing, here initially identified as an ‘unknown quality’ and then specified as the ‘subterranean
ISBN:1789200865
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