TY - GEN T1 - Cosmopolitan film cultures in Latin America, 1896-1960 T2 - New directions in national cinemas. A2 - Navitski, Rielle A2 - Poppe, Nicolas LA - English PP - Bloomington, Indiana PB - Indiana University Press YR - 2017 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn964353454 AB - Cosmopolitan Film Cultures in Latin America' examines how cinema forged cultural connections between Latin American publics and film-exporting nations in the first half of the twentieth century. Predating today s transnational media industries by several decades, these connections were defined by active economic and cultural exchanges, as well as longstanding inequalities in political power and cultural capital. The essays explore the arrival and expansion of cinema throughout the region, from the first screenings of the Lumiere Cinematographe in 1896 to the emergence of new forms of cinephilia and cult spectatorship in the 1940s and beyond. Examining these transnational exchanges through the lens of the cosmopolitan, which emphasizes the ethical and political dimensions of cultural consumption, illuminates the role played by moving images in negotiating between the local, national, and global, and between the popular and the elite in twentieth-century Latin America. In addition, primary historical documents provide vivid accounts of Latin American film critics, movie audiences, and film industry workers experiences with moving images produced elsewhere, encounters that were deeply rooted in the local context, yet also opened out onto global horizons. CN - PN1993.5.L3 SN - 9780253026552 SN - 0253026555 SN - 9780253025722 SN - 0253025729 SN - 9780253026460 SN - 0253026466 KW - Motion pictures : Latin America : History : 20th century. KW - Motion pictures : Social aspects : Latin America. KW - Cinéma : Amérique latine : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Cinéma : Aspect social : Amérique latine. KW - PERFORMING ARTS : Reference. KW - PERFORMING ARTS : Film & Video : History & Criticism. KW - Motion pictures KW - Motion pictures : Social aspects KW - Latin America KW - 1900-1999 KW - Electronic books. KW - History ER -