What is it about?
Which histories we chose to tell about cinema changes the way we think about cinema. Eisenstein's history differs significantly from the film history that helped establish film as a legitimate object of academic study. This contribution discusses how.
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Why is it important?
The choice of historiographical framework affects the way we define our object and determines the outcome of our research.
Perspectives
Eisenstein's "Notes" are an important discovery that deepens our understanding of the work of an important director and provides important insights into current debates about film and media historiography.
Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Hediger
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
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This page is a summary of: Sergei M. Eisenstein: Notes for a General History of Cinema, July 2016, Amsterdam University Press,
DOI: 10.5117/9789089642837.
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