xvi, 302 pages : 24 cm
"In these two volumes of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperialism, to moments of decolonization and the ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War"--
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: Film and the End of Empire / Lee Grieveson -- Great Games: Film, History and Working-through Britain's Colonial Legacy / Paul Gilroy -- EMPIRE AT WAR. The Last Roll of the Dice: Morning, Noon and Night, Empire and the Historiography of the Crown Film Unit / Martin Stollery -- India on Film, 1939-47 / Richard Osborne -- Official and Amateur: Exploring Information Film in India, 1920s-40s / Ravi Vasudevan -- Who Needs a Witch Doctor? Refiguring British Colonial Cinema in the 1940s / Philip Zachernuk -- "Johnny Gurkha loves a party": the Colonial Film Archive and the Racial Imaginary of the Worker-warrior / Vron Ware -- FILM/GOVERNMENT/DEVELOPMENT. From the Inside: The Colonial Film Unit and the Beginning of the End / Tom Rice -- Images of Empire on Shifting Sands: the Colonial Film Unit in West Africa in the Post-war Period / Rosaleen Smyth -- The End of Empire: The Films of the Malayan Film Unit in 1950s British Malaya / Hassan Muthalib -- PROJECTING AFRICA. Projecting the Modern Colonial State: The Mobile Cinema in Kenya / Charles Ambler -- Poverty and Development as Themes in British Films on the Gold Coast, 1927-57 / Gareth Austin -- Mumbo-jumbo, Magic and Modernity: Africa in British Cinema, 1946-65 / Wendy Webster -- Dislocations: Some Reflections on the Colonial Compilation Film / Laura Mulvey --AFTERTHOUGHTS ON COLONIAL FILM. Notes on the Making of Black Balance: an Ongoing Film Essay on the Colonial Archive / Filipa César -- The Repatriation of Jamaican Film Images / Franklyn St. Juste -- Undoing the Colonial Archive / Isaac Julien -- The Colonial Regime of Knowledge: Film, Archives and Re-Imaging Colonial Power / Anthony Bogues -- Perennial Empire: Its ends provide the means for national despotism in Lanka even today / Arjuna Parakrama -- Missing the End: Falsehood and Fantasy in Late Colonial Cinema / Francis Gooding

Grieveson, Lee, 1969-; MacCabe, Colin

Colin MacCabe, Lee Grieveson

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan

Lee Grieveson and Colin MacCabe

BFI ; Palgrave Macmillan

BFI Publishing

Cultural histories of cinema, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 2011

Cultural histories of cinema, London, Basingstoke, 2011, ©2011

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

New York, New York State, 2011

2011, PT, 2011

Nov 15, 2011

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source title: Film and the End of Empire (Cultural Histories of Cinema)

xvi, 302 pages : 24 cm
"In these two volumes of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperialism, to moments of decolonization and the ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War"--
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: Film and the End of Empire / Lee Grieveson -- Great Games: Film, History and Working-through Britain's Colonial Legacy / Paul Gilroy -- EMPIRE AT WAR. The Last Roll of the Dice: Morning, Noon and Night, Empire and the Historiography of the Crown Film Unit / Martin Stollery -- India on Film, 1939-47 / Richard Osborne -- Official and Amateur: Exploring Information Film in India, 1920s-40s / Ravi Vasudevan -- Who Needs a Witch Doctor? Refiguring British Colonial Cinema in the 1940s / Philip Zachernuk -- "Johnny Gurkha loves a party": the Colonial Film Archive and the Racial Imaginary of the Worker-warrior / Vron Ware -- FILM/GOVERNMENT/DEVELOPMENT. From the Inside: The Colonial Film Unit and the Beginning of the End / Tom Rice -- Images of Empire on Shifting Sands: the Colonial Film Unit in West Africa in the Post-war Period / Rosaleen Smyth -- The End of Empire: The Films of the Malayan Film Unit in 1950s British Malaya / Hassan Muthalib -- PROJECTING AFRICA. Projecting the Modern Colonial State: The Mobile Cinema in Kenya / Charles Ambler -- Poverty and Development as Themes in British Films on the Gold Coast, 1927-57 / Gareth Austin -- Mumbo-jumbo, Magic and Modernity: Africa in British Cinema, 1946-65 / Wendy Webster -- Dislocations: Some Reflections on the Colonial Compilation Film / Laura Mulvey --AFTERTHOUGHTS ON COLONIAL FILM. Notes on the Making of Black Balance: an Ongoing Film Essay on the Colonial Archive / Filipa César -- The Repatriation of Jamaican Film Images / Franklyn St. Juste -- Undoing the Colonial Archive / Isaac Julien -- The Colonial Regime of Knowledge: Film, Archives and Re-Imaging Colonial Power / Anthony Bogues -- Perennial Empire: Its ends provide the means for national despotism in Lanka even today / Arjuna Parakrama -- Missing the End: Falsehood and Fantasy in Late Colonial Cinema / Francis Gooding

In These Two Volumes Of Original Essays, Scholars From Around The World Address The History Of British Colonial Cinema Stretching From The Emergence Of Cinema At The Height Of Imperalism, To Moments Of Decolonization And The Ending Of Formal Imperialism In The Post-second World War-- Introduction / Lee Grieveson -- Great Games: Film, History And Working-through Britain's Colonial Legacy / Paul Gilroy -- Empire At War. The Last Roll Of The Dice: Morning, Noon And Night, Empire And The Historiography Of The Crown Film Unit / Martin Stollery -- India On Film, 1939-47 / Richard Osborne -- Official And Amateur: Exploring Information Film In India, 1920s-40s / Ravi Vasudevan -- Who Needs A Witch Doctor? African Activists And The Re-imagining Of Africa In The 1940s / Philip Zachernuk -- Johnny Gurkha Loves A Party: The Colonial Film Archive And The Racial Imaginary Of The Worker-warrior / Vron Ware -- Film/government/development. From The Inside: The Colonial Film Unit And The Beginning Of The End / Tom Rice -- Images Of Empire On Shifting Sands: The Colonial Film Unit In West Africa In The Post-war Period / Rosaleen Smyth -- The End Of Empire: The Films Of The Malayan Film Unit In 1950s British Malaya / Hassan Muthalib -- Projecting Africa. Projecting The Modern Colonial State: Mobile Cinema In Kenya / Charles Ambler -- Poverty And Development As Themes In British Films On The Gold Coast, 1927-57 / Gareth Austin -- Mumbo-jumbo, Magic And Modernity: Africa In British Cinema, 1946-65 / Wendy Webster -- Dislocations: Some Reflections On The Colonial Compilation Film / Laura Mulvey -- Afterthoughts On Colonial Film. Notes On The Making Of Black Balance: An Ongoing Film Essay On The Colonial Archive / Filipa César -- The Repatriation Of Jamaican Film Images / Franklyn St. Juste -- Undoing The Colonial Archive / Isaac Julien -- The Colonial Regime Of Knowledge: Film, Archives And Re-imaging Colonial Power / Anthony Bogues -- Perennial Empire: Its Ends Provide The Means For National Despotism In Lanka Even Today / Arjuna Parakrama -- Missing The End: Falsehood And Fantasy In Late Colonial Cinema / Francis Gooding. Edited By Lee Grieveson And Colin Maccabe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

2023-06-28