Lisa Hood : Fan Magazines of Cinema’s Golden Age; superficial scandal sheets or cultural treasure troves

This presentation examines, using contemporaneous examples, the methods by which fan magazines disseminated information to their readers by means of subtext, code and clues. It will demonstrate the imaginative means employed by editors to convey information, regarding the film industry and its stars, which could not be explicitly discussed in the text due to prevailing social mores.

 


Load this pre-recorded session is 20 minutes. Please download the  PowerPoint This also comes with a Transcript


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