Religion, family, and the life course: explorations in the social history of early America

This collection of essays, drawn from a three-year AHRC research project, provides a detailed context for the history of early cinema in Scotland from its inception in 1896 till the arrival of sound in the early 1930s. It details the movement from travelling fairground shows to the establishment of permanent cinemas, and from variety and live entertainment to the dominance of the feature film. It addresses the promotion of cinema as a socially ‘useful’ entertainment, and, distinctively, it considers the early development of cinema in small towns as well as in larger cities. Using local newspapers and other archive sources, it details the evolution and the diversity of the social experience of cinema, both for picture goers and for cinema staff. In production, it examines the early attempts to establish a feature film production sector, with a detailed production history of Rob Roy (United Films, 1911), and it records the importance, both for exhibition and for social history, of ‘local topicals’. It considers the popularity of Scotland as an imaginary location for European and American films, drawing their popularity from the international audience for writers such as Walter Scott and J.M. Barrie and the ubiquity of Scottish popular song. The book concludes with a consideration of the arrival of sound in Scittish cinemas. As an afterpiece, it offers an annotated filmography of Scottish-themed feature films from 1896 to 1927, drawing evidence from synopses and reviews in contemporary trade journals.

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Ethnic Studies Review ◽

10.1525/esr.2008.31.1.7 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 7-7

Keyword(s):

Social History ◽

Ethnic Studies ◽

Economic Issues ◽

The Social ◽

History Of

In this opening issue of volume 31 we are presented with both nuanced and bold entry into several long enduring issues and topics stitching together the interdisciplinary fabric comprising ethnic studies. The authors of these articles bring to our attention social, cultural and economic issues shaping lively discourse in ethnic studies. They also bring to our attention interpretations of the meaning and significance of ethnic cultural contributions to the social history of this nation - past and present.

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“Sou Inglesa! Sou Inglesa!”: Memórias de uma Menina Anglo-Portuguesa (1907-1930)

Revista de Estudos Anglo-Portugueses/Journal of Anglo-Portuguese Studies ◽

10.34134/reap.1991.26.08 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 141-155

Author(s):

Miguel Alarcão

Keyword(s):

Everyday Life ◽

Social History ◽

Travel Literature ◽

Growing Up ◽

Recent Past ◽

Self And Other ◽

Cultural Encounter ◽

The Social ◽

History Of ◽

The Times

Textualizing the memory(ies) of physical and cultural encounter(s) between Self and Other, travel literature/writing often combines subjectivity with documental information which may prove relevant to better assess mentalities, everyday life and the social history of any given ‘timeplace’. That is the case with Growing up English. Memories of Portugal 1907-1930, by D. J. Baylis (née Bucknall), prefaced by Peter Mollet as “(…) a remarkably vivid and well written observation of the times expressed with humour and not little ‘carinho’. In all they make excellent reading especially for those of us interested in the recent past.” (Baylis: 2)

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A modern tradition: the social history of the Zimbabwean Marimba

African Music Journal of the International Library of African Music ◽

10.21504/amj.v9i2.1803 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 32-56

Author(s):

Claire Jones

Keyword(s):

Social History ◽

The Social ◽

History Of

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The Social Dynamics of Dedication

10.1093/oso/9780198787273.003.0005 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Christy Constantakopoulou

Keyword(s):

Social History ◽

Social Dynamics ◽

Annual Basis ◽

The Social ◽

History Of

This chapter provides a methodological discussion on how to use the evidence included in the Delian inventories in order to write the social history of the dedicants. The inventories were produced by the Delian hieropoioi and recorded on an annual basis the dedications kept in the Delian treasuries. The chapter focuses particularly on dedications which are attached to named individuals and communities. It then discusses the material according to the parameters of gender, individual versus community dedications, elite dedicants, and distance of travel. Using the inventories we are able to reconstruct who came to the Delian sanctuary to dedicate objects.

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Jumbos and Jumping Devils

10.1093/oso/9780199496709.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nisha P R

Keyword(s):

Popular Culture ◽

Cultural Studies ◽

South Asia ◽

Social History ◽

Post Colonial ◽

The Social ◽

Wide Range ◽

History Of

Jumbos and Jumping Devils is an original and pioneering exploration of not only the social history of the subcontinent but also of performance and popular culture. The domain of analysis is entirely novel and opens up a bolder approach of laying a new field of historical enquiry of South Asia. Trawling through an extraordinary set of sources such as colonial and post-colonial records, newspaper reports, unpublished autobiographies, private papers, photographs, and oral interviews, the author brings out a fascinating account of the transnational landscape of physical cultures, human and animal performers, and the circus industry. This book should be of interest to a wide range of readers from history, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies to analysts of history of performance and sports in the subcontinent.

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