Public Television
Title | Public Television PDF eBook |
Author | B. J. Bullert |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Documentary films |
ISBN | 9780813524702 |
Public television's original mandate required it to address issues of controversy and facilitate the inclusion of voices and perspectives from outside the established consensus. Through detailed chronology, the author of this text traces how far this obligation has been met.
The Public Domain
Title | The Public Domain PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Fishman |
Publisher | NOLO |
Pages | 558 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780873374330 |
Explains how to find and use creative works without permission or fees, describing how to recognize whether or not a work is in the public domain.
Understanding Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Title | Understanding Rainer Werner Fassbinder PDF eBook |
Author | Wallace Steadman Watson |
Publisher | Univ of South Carolina Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9781570030796 |
Watson's draws on a wide assortment of Fassbinder interviews--many of which are not available in English--and on theoretical and critical approaches employed in the Frankfurt School, performance and reception theories, gay and lesbian film theory, and studies of melodrama and camp. Watson also incorporates his own interviews with Fassbinder's mother and with the woman who served as Fassbinder's film editor and companion during the final four years of his life. A comprehensive, balanced study, 'Understanding Rainer Werner Fassbinder' also features an annotated bibliography, extensive notes, a filmography of Fassbinder's works, and a listing of films and television programs that examine Fassbinder and his achievements."--Back cover.
Communicating to Advance the Public's Health
Title | Communicating to Advance the Public's Health PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 2015-12-02 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309368707 |
The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement brings together individuals and organizations that represent different sectors in a dialogue about what is needed to improve population health. On September 22, 2014, the roundtable held a workshop to discuss some of the science of health communication, audiences, and messaging, and to explore what it will take to generate widespread awareness, acceptance, and action to improve health, including through the entertainment media, the news media, and social media. This report summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Film Programming for Public Libraries
Title | Film Programming for Public Libraries PDF eBook |
Author | Kati Irons |
Publisher | ALA Editions |
Pages | 169 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780838911976 |
Film programming can seem more complicated than other kids of programming libraries offer. Irons, development library for the Film and Music Collection at the Pierce County Library System in Washington State, provides inspiration on aspects such as licensing, marketing, equipment, film advisory, and film displays.
The Melodramatic Public
Title | The Melodramatic Public PDF eBook |
Author | R. Vasudevan |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 471 |
Release | 2016-04-30 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0230118127 |
What does it mean to say Indian movies are melodramatic? How do film audiences engage with socio-political issues? What role has cinema played in the emergence of new economic forms, consumer cultures and digital technologies in a globalizing India? Ravi Vasudevan addresses these questions in a wide-ranging analysis of Indian cinema.
Public Rape
Title | Public Rape PDF eBook |
Author | Tanya Horeck |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2013-04-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1135143331 |
Second-wave feminism fought to end the blanket silence shrouding rape and bring it to public attention. Now feminist critics must confront a different issue. In Public Rape Tanya Horeck considers the public investment in images of rape and the figure of the raped woman. Introducing the idea of 'public rape', Horeck looks at how images of rape serve as cultural fantasies of sexual, racial and class difference. Looking at rape in real life as well as in literature and films such as The Accused and Boys Don't Cry, Horek reveals how representations of rape raise vital questions about the relationship between reality and fantasy, and between violence and spectacle