Multimedia 1900: Experience and Entertainment in Everyday Life

Synopsis

We know a great deal about media gadgetry in retrospect, but much less about how it was perceived and experienced by early users. Historians at the end of the 19th century have traditionally paid little attention to ‘new media’ experiences, even though media historians would claim that this was the moment when the new media of communication and entertainment were already exercising their fascination. In this lecture Professor of History of Film and Media Ian Christie imagines a ‘day in the life’ of some Londoners in 1900 and shares what he finds.[53 minutes]
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Series

Living Through a Media Revolution

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

2017

Subjects

Film studies; History

Keywords

visual illusion; Film history; visual culture; 1900s

Online availability

URI

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/multimedia-1900-experience-and-entertainment-in-everyday-life

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Ian Christie

Distributor

Name

Gresham College

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