The visual focus of American media culture in the twentieth century : the modern era, 1893-1945

Title
  1. The visual focus of American media culture in the twentieth century : the modern era, 1893-1945 / Wiley Lee Umphlett.
Published by
  1. Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©2004.
Author
  1. Umphlett, Wiley Lee, 1931-

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Description
  1. 330 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "This is a sociocultural history of the visually oriented developments in the mass media and related forms that have beguiled American society from the 1890s to the end of World War II. The purpose of the work is to show how revolutionary technological advances during these years were instrumental in helping create a unique culture of media-made origins. By focusing on the communal appeal of both traditional and new modes of visual expression as welcome diversions from the harsh realities of life, this book also attends to the American people's affinity for those special individuals whose talent, vision, and lifestyle introduced daring new ways to avoid the ordinariness of life by fantasizing it."--Jacket.
Subject
  1. Mass media and culture > United States > History
  2. Mass media and culture
  3. Massenkultur
  4. Massenmedien
  5. Massamedia
  6. Beeldcultuur
  7. Mass-média
  8. Culture
  9. Culture populaire
  10. Influence des médias
  11. United States
  12. USA
  13. États-Unis
Genre/Form
  1. History
Contents
  1. Prologue : the rise of media-made culture in America -- The 1890s--setting the stage for a media-made culture -- 1900-1913--introducing the mediated vision to new ways of seeing -- 1914-1929--fantasizing the promise of a consumer society -- 1930-1945--testing the dream in the great depression and World War II -- Epilogue : detecting the signs of a coming postmodern era.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-309) and index.