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1 online resource (xiv, 174 pages) : This book is a hands-on study skills guide that explores how film and moving image can be used as sources. It is aimed at those who want to use film and moving image as the basis for research and offers advice on research methods, theory and methodology, archival work and film-based analysis. It draws on the disciplines of film and history to offer advice for students and researchers in these fields. The book includes sections on working with different kinds of moving images, how to explore visual sources, how to undertake film-related research and how to use film theory. In addition to providing detailed case studies, the guide also offers advice on research, writing and studying, creating a methodology, visiting archives, accessing material and exploring films from a historical perspective. The guide's focus is on good research practice, whether it be conducting an interview, visiting an archive, undertaking textual analysis or defining a research question Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-172) and index Introduction -- Film and history -- Film form and aesthetics -- Film historiography -- Formulating research questions -- Theory

Author

Sian Barber, Jonathan Blaney, Simon Trafford

Publisher

Project Muse, Manchester University Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781781708958

Subjects

History, Science, Sports